This strain expresses green fluorescent protein (GFP) neural-specific driven by Nestin enhancer and Hspa1b promoter.
Breeding Conditions
Maintained in heterozygous condition. Usually, maintained by crossing of male transgenic rats and female wild-type rats.
Genotyping
References
Sawamoto K, Nakao N, Kakishita K, Ogawa Y, Toyama Y, Yamamoto A, Yamaguchi M, Mori K, Goldman SA, Itakura T, Okano H.
Generation of dopaminergic neurons in the adult brain from mesencephalic precursor cells labeled with a nestin-GFP transgene.
J Neurosci. 2001 Jun 1;21(11):3895-903.