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CORALGRILL2014

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on: Jun 22, 2018
A key advantage of the method using pseudorabies virus relative to that of anterograde and retrograde labeling techniques is that
 
  a. the pseudorabies virus technique can be used in living brains.
  b. the pseudorabies virus can identify serial connections among two or more neurons.
  c. anterograde and retrograde labeling procedures take weeks as opposed to hours to trace connections.
  d. the pseudorabies virus technique provides three-dimensional detail of cell anatomy.
  e. levels of the virus in an area are an indication of the relative activity of that area.

Question 2

The ________ method can be used to identify the neural inputs to a brain region.
 
  a. retrograde labeling
  b. electrolytic lesion
  c. anterograde labeling
  d. microdialysis
  e. transdialysis


bimper21

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. the pseudorabies virus can identify serial connections among two or more neurons.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. retrograde labeling


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