A serum- and antioxidant-free primary culture model of mouse cortical neurons for pharmacological screen and studies of neurotrophic and neuroprotective agents

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-206

  Yu, Xinyu ^a,b   An, Lijia ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell density; Cortical neurons; Immunocytochemistry; Mouse; Neurotrophic and neuroprotective agents; Screen; Serum free culture

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NEUROTROPIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL DENSITY; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG SCREENING; EMBRYO; EVALUATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MODEL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURITES; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036553876     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019870022977     Document Type: Article

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