2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of new technology to analyze neural circuits
| Project/Area Number |
23650176
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Nerve anatomy/Neuropathology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 神経回路 / 網膜 / ウイルス |
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| Research Abstract |
To develop a new method for analyzing complex neural circuits in the central nervous system (CNS), novel neural circuit tracer genes derived from neurotropic viruses, which spread via neural networks, were constructed. Some of the neural circuit tracers behaved like the original neurotropic viruses in the CNS. However, their spreading efficiency was not high enough to clearly visualize functional neural circuits.
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