Has anyone done this in the DRG, TG or spinal cord? I saw this paper that did it and it looks good, but haven’t seen anything since. People seem to prefer the dyes like FG, FB or DiI.
Any experience here and recommendations for reagents and delivery technique?
M Altun, E Bergman and B Ulfhake,
Journal of neuroscience methods , Jul 2001 15
In this study we have used fluorescent microspheres to retrogradely label primary sensory neurons in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs). Following injection into peripheral nerves, the animals were allowed to survive up to 480 days. Simple profile count indicates that there is a substantial retention of the labeling still after at least 480 days, i.e. about two-thirds of a rat's life span. Moreover, the appearance of the labeling remains quite distinct. Using established markers for axon damage of DRG neurons, we could detect a slight and transient effect of the peripheral nerve injection on the gene expression pattern. It is concluded that fluorescent microspheres represents an attractive means of tagging neurons in experiments covering long time periods.