Chemogenetics vs. Optogenetics: Which Method Should I Choose?
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...depends on what you are looking to study.
Figure 1: A schematic showing the differences in chemogenetics... Roth BL (2015) DREADDs (Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs): Chemogenetic Tools...less invasive and more flexible as it relies on designer ligands that can be simply introduced by injection...lab and Takafumi Minamimoto’s lab known as deschloroclozapine (DCZ) has been developed to meet these requirements...should be carefully controlled for in experimental design.
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