VTA Surgery Protocol

By Sasha Burwell, PhD
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Output Details

Description
This protocol details the VTA surgery procedures used to infect VTA dopamine neurons with virus and implant various cannulas and fibers intracranially
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.yxmvmexzng3p/v1
Tags
  • Dopamine
  • Dopaminergic neurons
  • In Vivo
  • Infection
  • Mouse
  • Other
  • Viral vectors
Team
Team Calakos
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

Meet the Authors

  • Sasha Burwell, PhD

    Key Personnel: Team Calakos, 

    Duke University

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