Thin slice CNS explants maintained on collagen-coated culture dishes

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-74

  Parsley, C P ^a   Cheng, K W ^a   Song, L ^a   Hochman, S ^a  

^a Basic Med Sci Bldg Dept P ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Co culture; Development; Hippocampus; Organ culture; Organotypic; Regeneration; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL VIABILITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; COLLAGEN; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; PREGNANCY; RATS; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032513393     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00195-7     Document Type: Article

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