An optogenetic approach for assessing formation of neuronal connections in a co-culture system

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 96, 2015, Pages

  Su, Colin T E ^a   Yoon, Su In ^b   Marcy, Guillaume ^a   Chin, Eunice W M ^a   Augustine, George J ^b   Goh, Eyleen L K ^a  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cell culture; Channelrhodopsin 2; Co culture; Cortex; Developmental biology; Differentiation; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Issue 96; Neural progenitors; Neurons; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTE; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; MICE; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84923541875     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52408     Document Type: Article

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