Selective pharmacological manipulation of cortical-thalamic co-cultures in a dual-compartment device

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Kanagasabapathi, Thirukumaran T ^a   Franco, Maria ^a   Barone, Rocco Andrea ^a   Martinoia, Sergio ^b   Wadman, Wytse J ^c   Decré, Michel M J ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co culture; Cortical thalamic; Dissociated cells; Dual compartment; Pharmacological manipulation

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SYNAPSE RECEPTOR; SYNAPTIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; COCULTURE; DUAL COMPARTMENT DEVICE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; NERVE NET; NEURITES; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; NYLONS; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TETRODOTOXIN; THALAMUS;

EID: 84873469460     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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