Insect neuronal cultures: An experimental vehicle for studies of physiology, pharmacology and cell interactions

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 95-103

  Beadle, D J ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co cultures; Culture systems; Insect neurones; Ionic currents; Receptor pharmacology

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; COCULTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GLIA CELL; INSECT; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; ION CURRENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; INSECTS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS;

EID: 33748109175     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10158-006-0024-0     Document Type: Review

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