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Table 1 Mice, viruses and cell counts

From: A flowchart for adequate controls in virus-based monosynaptic tracing experiments identified Cre-independent leakage of the TVA receptor in RΦGT mice

Animal ID

Sex

Age

(weeks)

Strain

Injected virus

Traced cells

56,945

Male

10

Chrna2Cre- RΦGT lx/wt

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry) + AAV2 (EYFP)

185 cells

56,946

Male

10

Chrna2Cre- RΦGT lx/wt

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry) + AAV2 (EYFP)

131 cells

61,096

Female

13

RΦGT lx/lx

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry) + AAV2 (EYFP)

697 cells

61,076

Male

8

RΦGT lx/wt

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry) + AAV2 (EYFP)

223 cells

56,402

Male

23

RΦGT lx/wt

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry) + AAV2 (EYFP)

156 cells

61,097

Female

13

RΦGT lx/lx

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry)

269 cells

56,758

Female

9

RΦGT lx/wt

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry)

55 cells

56,758

Female

9

RΦGT lx/wt

RVdG-EnvA (GFP)

70 cells

56,653

Female

25

RΦGT lx/lx

RVdG-EnvA (GFP)

53 cells

56,650

Female

25

RΦGT lx/lx

RVdG-EnvA (GFP)

67 cells

53,574

Male

15

C57BL/6

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry)

0 cells

53,574

Male

15

C57BL/6

RVdG-EnvA (GFP)

0 cells

57,789

Female

25

C57BL/6

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry)

0 cells

57,789

Female

25

C57BL/6

RVdG-EnvA (GFP)

0 cells

56,642

Female

20

Chrna2Cre

RVdG-EnvA (mCherry)

0 cells

56,642

Female

20

Chrna2Cre

RVdG-EnvA (GFP)

0 cells

  1. The mice and viruses used are presented in this table. The brain section with the highest number of cells at the injection site was chosen for each mouse, and the cell counts are presented in the table
  2. lx/lx = homozygote for TVA
  3. lx/wt = heterozygote for TVA