A neuron-astrocyte co-culture system to investigate astrocyte-secreted factors in mouse neuronal development

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 814, Issue , 2012, Pages 341-352

  Jones, Emma V ^a   Cook, Denise ^a   Murai, Keith K ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocyte secreted factors; Astrocytes; Co culture; Dendritic spines; Hippocampal neurons; Neuron dissection; Postnatal; Synapses; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITIC SPINE; DISSECTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DENDRITIC SPINES; DISSECTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICE; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

RATTUS;

EID: 84855939691     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-452-0_22     Document Type: Article

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