Tracing axons.
For more than a century, neuroscientists have gained insight into brain function by examining its complex patterns of connectivity. To achieve this, a wide variety of axon-tracing techniques have been employed to chart the projections of neurons. New, experimentally flexible, reporter-based tracers, many of which are fusion proteins designed to target axons and dendrites, are being developed and are assisting the molecular characterization of the nervous system.
Callahan
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Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California 92186, USA.
Yoshikawa
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Thomas
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D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D009434:Neural Pathways
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