Transfection of cultured primary neurons via nucleofection

Current Protocols in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 47, 2009, Pages

  Zeitelhofer, Manuel ^a   Vessey, John P ^a   Thomas, Sabine ^a   Kiebler, Michael ^a   Dahm, Ralf ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Expression plasmids; Nucleofection; Primary hippocampal neurons; RNAi knock down; Transfection; Transfection efficiency

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA;

CELL COUNT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SCREENING; CELL STRESS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ELECTROPORATION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLIA CELL; KNOCKOUT GENE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW;

EID: 64249107627     PISSN: 19348584     EISSN: 19348576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0432s47     Document Type: Review

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