Primary cultures of nervous system cells from the larva of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-197

  Zanetti, Laura ^a   Ristoratore, Filomena ^a   Francone, Maria ^a   Piscopo, Stefania ^a   Brown, Euan R ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chordate; Excitability; Neurons; Primary cell culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENETIC MANIPULATION; LARVA; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CIONA INTESTINALIS; GROWTH CONES; LARVA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURITES; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34547665135     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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