Low-frequency stimulation enhances burst activity in cortical cultures during development

Neuroscience

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 692-704

  Bologna, L L ^a,b   Nieus, T ^a   Tedesco, M ^b   Chiappalone, M ^a   Benfenati, F ^a,b   Martinoia, S ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

micro electrode array; multi site stimulation; network burst; rat cortical neurons

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EVOKED RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73049105693     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.11.018     Document Type: Article

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