An in vitro cell culture system for the aggregation of embryonic chick central nervous system neurons

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 344-346

  Monnerie, Hubert ^a   Boespflug Tanguy, Odile ^a   Dastugue, Bernard ^a   Meiniel, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cell cell interaction; Central nervous system; Chick cortical neuron; Neuronal aggregation; Neuronal cell culture

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCOMMISSURAL ORGAN;

EID: 0031251741     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(97)00010-X     Document Type: Article

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