Transneuronal Circuit Analysis With Pseudorabies Viruses

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Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the use of viruses as transneuronal tracers of neuronal circuitry. The method exploits the propensity of neurotropic viruses to invade neurons and then produce infectious progeny that cross synapses to infect other neurons within a circuit. The protocols and commentaries included in this unit focus upon the use of the swine alpha herpesvirus known as...

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