A simple method for multiday imaging of slice cultures

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-44

  Seidl, Armin H ^a   Rubel, Edwin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiday imaging; Single cell gene electroporation; Slice culture

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; PHOTOBLEACHING; TISSUE;

BRAINSTEM; ELECTROPORATION; IN-VITRO; MULTIDAY IMAGING; NERVOUS TISSUES; ORGANOTYPIC CULTURE; SIMPLE METHOD; SINGLE CELLS; SINGLE-CELL GENE ELECTROPORATION; SLICE CULTURES;

GENES;

MUS;

EID: 74049099020     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20750     Document Type: Article

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