Medium requirements for neuritic outgrowth from goldfish retinal explants and the trophic effect of taurine

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 607-617

  Cubillos, S ^a   Fazzino, F ^a   Lima, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Culture medium; Optic nerve; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FETAL CALF SERUM; GOLDFISH; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE LESION; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCOSE; GOLDFISH; HEPES; NEURITES; OPTIC NERVE; RETINA; TAURINE; TIME FACTORS;

CARASSIUS AURATUS;

EID: 0036942690     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(02)00105-3     Document Type: Article

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