Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) tracing: A classic approach for unraveling neural circuitry

Neuromethods

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-66

  Levy, Sabrina L ^a   White, Joshua J ^a   Sillitoe, Roy V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Activity; Cerebellum; Circuits; Connectivity; Projections; Topography; WGA tracing

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CHICKEN; CONNECTOME; GENETIC CODE; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RODENT; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCYTOSIS; TRITICUM VULGARIS; WHEAT;

ALEXA; ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84921862302     PISSN: 08932336     EISSN: 19406045     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1963-5_2     Document Type: Article

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