title: Tracing axons.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California 92186, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D009434:Neural Pathways
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents