In-tube transfection improves the efficiency of gene transfer in primary neuronal cultures

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 348-354

  Halterman, Marc W ^a   Giuliano, Rita ^a   DeJesus, Chris ^a   Schor, Nina F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; High throughput screening; In vitro assay; Liposome; Primary neuron; Transfection

Indexed keywords

BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BETA TUBULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATION; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN BETA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPID; NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; DNA TRANSFECTION; EMBRYO; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-BETA; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MICE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEURITES; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PLASMIDS; POLYLYSINE; STEM CELLS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 58149512072     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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