The actions of BDNF on dendritic spine density and morphology in organotypic slice cultures depend on the presence of serum in culture media

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 182-190

  Chapleau, Christopher A ^a   Carlo, Maria E ^a   Larimore, Jennifer L ^a   Pozzo Miller, Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biolistic transfection; CA1 pyramidal neuron; Confocal microscopy; Enhanced yellow fluorescent protein; Hippocampus; Organotypic slice culture

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR P75;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENDRITIC SPINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SHAPE; CULTURE MEDIA; DENDRITIC SPINES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKB; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 39749154736     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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