BrdU assay for neurogenesis in rodents

Nature Protocols - Tập 1 Số 3 - Trang 1399-1405 - 2006
J. Martin Wojtowicz1, Nohjin Kee2
1Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

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