Standardized methods to bioassay neurotrophic factors for dopaminergic neurons

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-41

  Takeshima, T ^a,d   Shimoda, K ^b   Johnston, J M ^a,e   Commissiong, J W ^c  

^a LMCN   (United States)

^b National Nishitottori Hospital   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^d TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dopaminergic neurotrophic factor (DNTF); Growth factor; Imaging; Mesencephalic dopaminergic neuron (MDN); Microisland culture; Parkinson's disease; Target derived neurotrophic factor (TD NTF); Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FLUORESCENT DYE; INTERLEUKIN 6; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EMBRYO; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030200681     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(96)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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