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Viral vectors are now common in contemporary neuroscience research and their use as gene transfer tools for the central nervous system has seen an enormous growth in the last 2 decades. This chapter discusses about designing, production, and use of lentiviral vectors (LVs), one of the most popular and versatile system currently available.
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Papale, A., Brambilla, R. (2014). Lentiviral Vectors as Research Tools in Neurobiology: Design and Production. In: Brambilla, R. (eds) Viral Vector Approaches in Neurobiology and Brain Diseases. Neuromethods, vol 82. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-610-8_1
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