I am labeling brain cryosections with a NeuroTrace Nissl Stain. Is this compatible with antibody labeling?
Yes. We have done this successfully with an anti-GFAP primary and an Alexa Fluor secondary antibody. We would recommend labeling with the primary and secondary antibodies first, then following up with the standard NeuroTrace Nissl Stain protocol.
Transgenic labeling of the corticospinal tract for monitoring axonal responses to spinal cord injury.
Authors:Bareyre FM, Kerschensteiner M, Misgeld T, Sanes JR
Journal:Nat Med
PubMed ID:16286922
'The rodent corticospinal tract (CST) has been used extensively to investigate regeneration and remodeling of central axons after injury. CST axons are currently visualized after injection of tracer dye, which is invasive, incomplete and prone to variation, and often does not show functionally crucial but numerically minor tract components. Here, ... More
Direction-selective retinal ganglion cells arise from molecularly specified multipotential progenitors.
Authors:De la Huerta I, Kim IJ, Voinescu PE, Sanes JR,
Journal:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID:23045641
'Single progenitors can give rise to any and all of the main retinal cell types: photoreceptors, interneurons (horizontal, bipolar, and amacrine cells), retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), and glia. Many of these types are divisible into multiple functionally, structurally, and molecularly distinct subtypes (e.g., ~25 for RGCs). It remains unknown when ... More
In vivo imaging reveals a phase-specific role of STAT3 during central and peripheral nervous system axon regeneration.
Authors:Bareyre FM, Garzorz N, Lang C, Misgeld T, Büning H, Kerschensteiner M,
Journal:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID:21447717
'In the peripheral nervous system (PNS), damaged axons regenerate successfully, whereas axons in the CNS fail to regrow. In neurons of the dorsal root ganglia (DRG), which extend branches to both the PNS and CNS, only a PNS lesion but not a CNS lesion induces axonal growth. How this differential ... More
A synaptic basis for auditory-vocal integration in the songbird.
Authors:Bauer EE, Coleman MJ, Roberts TF, Roy A, Prather JF, Mooney R,
Journal:J Neurosci
PubMed ID:18256272
'Songbirds learn to sing by memorizing a tutor song that they then vocally mimic using auditory feedback. This developmental sequence suggests that brain areas that encode auditory memories communicate with brain areas for learned vocal control. In the songbird, the secondary auditory telencephalic region caudal mesopallium (CM) contains neurons that ... More
CO2-sensitive preinspiratory neurons of the parafacial respiratory group express Phox2b in the neonatal rat.
Authors:Onimaru H, Ikeda K, Kawakami K,
Journal:J Neurosci
PubMed ID:19036978
'Phox2b protein is a specific marker for neurons in the parafacial region of the ventral medulla, which are proposed to play a role in central chemoreception and postnatal survival. Mutations of PHOX2B cause congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. However, there have been no reports concerning electrophysiological characteristics of these Phox2b-expressing neurons ... More