Viral Vectors 101: The AAV Retrograde Serotype
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...axon terminals to the soma (retrograde tracer) (Fig. 2).
Viruses as neuronal scalpels
Viruses can be injected...they either trace downstream from the soma (neuron cell body) toward the axon (anterograde tracer) or upstream...particles require receptor-mediated entry into the cell. This means that not all neurons and pathways will...chemogenetic vector directly into the region where the cell bodies of the projection neurons reside.
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