For reliable, reliable retrograde transport, there is only one option: lumafuor's Retro beads ™。
Retrobeads of lumafuor Gamma – the original microspheres used for retrograde tracking and are the only microspheres that have proven effective: in your experiments. Green and red fluorescent retro beads Gamma Available only from lumafuor.
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No matter what they call their products, only lumafuor's Retro beads Gamma It has been shown by hundreds of published papers to be effective in all systems from invertebrates to primates and among them.
Lumafluor Retrobeads Gamma :
Highly restricted injection - ideal for detailed connectivity studies.
In living cells indefinitely (> 1 year!) , non toxic.
Compatible with most other anterograde tracers, in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry.
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Retrobeads Gamma IX:Retrobeads Gamma Delivery of bioactive agents (e.g. neurotrophins and neurotransmitter agonists / antagonists) to local areas; retrograde transport can determine which neurons are exposed to these drugs [riddle et al. Nature 378: 1891995 and Quattrochi et al. Science 245:984,1989]。
Retrobeads Gamma IX is specially prepared to promote the adsorption of proteins and other bioactive compounds. In the primate system, retrobeads Gamma IX ratio standard retrobeads Gamma More effective.