A 'tool box' for deciphering neuronal circuits in the developing chick spinal cord

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2014, Pages

  Hadas, Yoav ^a   Etlin, Alex ^a   Falk, Haya ^a   Avraham, Oshri ^a   Kobiler, Oren ^b   Panet, Amos ^a   Lev Tov, Aharon ^a   Klar, Avihu ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHODOPSIN; CALCIUM; CRE RECOMBINASE; INTEGRASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING SYSTEM; GENE TARGETING; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; ANIMAL; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNECTOME; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; ENHANCER REGION; GENETICS; INTERNEURON; METABOLISM; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNECTOME; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GENES, REPORTER; INTEGRASES; INTERNEURONS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; RHODOPSIN; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84914685649     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku750     Document Type: Article

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