5-Ethynyluridine

5-Ethynyluridine (5-EU) is a potent cell-permeable nucleoside can be used to label newly synthesized RNA. 5-Ethynyluridine can be used for isolation and sequencing of nascent RNA from neuronal populations in vivo. 5-Ethynyluridine can be used to identify changes in transcription in vivo in nervous system disease models.