One mouse, two cultures: Isolation and culture of adult neural stem cells from the two neurogenic zones of individual mice

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 84, 2014, Pages

  Walker, Tara L ^a   Kempermann, Gerd ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE THERAPIES DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adherent monolayer; Adult mouse; Dentate gyrus; Issue 84; Neuroscience; Neurosphere; Precursor cell; Subventricular zone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CYTOLOGY; DENTATE GYRUS; MOUSE; NEURAL STEM CELL; OLIGODENDROGLIA;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DENTATE GYRUS; MICE; NEURAL STEM CELLS; OLIGODENDROGLIA;

EID: 84904561997     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51225     Document Type: Article

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