Techniques: Getting down to detail

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 70 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.4

Author: Sian Lewis
Currently, there is no technique available that enables specific and inducible genetic manipulation of astrocytes in the brain. Here, the authors identified a marker that enabled selective targeting of astrocytes in mice using the Cre–LoxP system. They combined this with expression of a

Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - January 19, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Sian Lewis Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research