Optimization of serum-free culture conditions for growth of embryonic rat cholinergic basal forebrain neurons

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 69-76

  Pongrac, Julie L ^a   Rylett, R Jane ^a  

^a And Pharmacol and Toxicol U ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ASSAY; FOREBRAIN; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; EMBRYO; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURITES; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0032192362     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00099-5     Document Type: Article

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