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Improving the Application of High Molecular Weight Biotinylated Dextran Amine for Thalamocortical Projection Tracing in the Rat
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Improving the Application of High Molecular Weight Biotinylated Dextran Amine for Thalamocortical Projection Tracing in the Rat
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06:39 min

April 12, 2018

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 00:42Stereotaxic Injection of Tracer
  • 02:54Perfusion and Sectioning
  • 04:15Double Fluorescent Staining for BDA and Basic Neural Elements in Cerebral Cortex
  • 05:07Results: Injection Site and Typical Neural Labeling with High Molecular Weight BDA in the Somatosensory Cortex
  • 06:04Conclusion

Summary

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Here, we present a refined protocol to effectively reveal biotinylated dextran amine (BDA) labeling with a fluorescent staining method through a reciprocal neural pathway. It is suitable for analyzing the fine structure of BDA labeling and distinguishing it from other neural elements under a confocal laser scanning microscope.

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