Helix neuronal ensembles with controlled cell type composition and placement develop functional polysynaptic circuits on Micro-Electrode Arrays

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 467, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-126

  Massobrio, Paolo ^a   Tedesco, Mariateresa ^a   Giachello, Carlo ^b   Ghirardi, Mirella ^b,c   Fiumara, Ferdinando ^b   Martinoia, Sergio ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Istituto Nazionale di Neuroscienze   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Dynamics; Helix neurons; Local networks; MEAs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELIX ASPERSA; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; HELIX (SNAILS); MICROELECTRODES; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 70350570451     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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