| Literature DB >> 18097889 |
Markus Rothermel1, Nicole Schöbel, Nils Damann, Barbara G Klupp, Thomas C Mettenleiter, Hanns Hatt, Christian H Wetzel.
Abstract
The Pseudorabies virus (PrV) strain Bartha is widely used as a tool for retrograde transneuronal tracing in mammals. Traced neurons can be identified in cell culture allowing the analysis of their physiological features ("live-cell"-tracing). Compared to PrV-Bartha, PrV-Kaplan is known for higher virulence and transsynaptic spread in both retrograde and anterograde direction. Herein we assess the authors assess PrV-Kaplan for transsynaptic anterograde "live-cell"-tracing. Following intranasal application in mice, labelled trigeminal and brainstem neurons could be identified in vitro. Detailed electrophysiological analysis indicated that viral infection did not affect neuronal properties, making PrV-Kaplan eligible for functional analysis of identified neurons within somatosensory systems.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18097889 DOI: 10.1080/13550280701586419
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurovirol ISSN: 1355-0284 Impact factor: 2.643