Survival and differentiation of purified embryonic chick retinal ganglion cells cultured at low density in a chemically defined medium

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-20

  Brocco, Marcela A ^a   Panzetta, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Axonal regrowth; Cell culture; Panning purification; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CHICK EMBRYO; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EMBRYO; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0030795969     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02255-3     Document Type: Article

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