Culturing and characterization of astrocytes isolated from juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-28

  Frojdo E M ^a   Westerlund, J ^a   Isomaa, B ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Brain cell culture; Calcium; Cell isolation; GFAP; Neurotransmitter; Primary culture; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTAMINE; KAINIC ACID; LAMININ; NORADRENALIN; POLY DEXTRO LYSINE; POLYLYSINE; POLYORNITHINE; QUISQUALIC ACID; SEROTONIN; CALCIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; RAINBOW TROUT; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

MAMMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 0036024288     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(02)00110-1     Document Type: Article

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