A simple, step-by-step dissection protocol for the rapid isolation of mouse dorsal root ganglia

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Sleigh, James N ^a   Weir, Greg A ^b   Schiavo, Giampietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglia (DRG); Peripheral neuropathy; Primary culture; Sensory neuron

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DISSECTION; MALE; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; DISSECTION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84957837284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-1915-8     Document Type: Article

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