A rapid method for determination of cell survival in primary neuronal DRG cultures

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-89

  Young, L ^a   Bilsland, J ^a   Harper, S ^a  

^a Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chick; Dorsal root ganglia; ELISA; GAP 43; Neurotrophin; NGF; Rat

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROMODULIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GAP-43 PROTEIN; HUMANS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032727175     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00134-X     Document Type: Article

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