Updated 7 September 2010
Brief Description:
This is our protocol to prepare primary cultures consisting of >95% astrocytes from neonatal mouse cerebral cortex. It also works for late embryos, for rat and for most CNS regions. Our protocols for preparing
mixed glial or
highly enriched astroglial cultures are also available at the Alzforum database.
Protocol Procedure: View Protocol
References:
Saura J. Microglial cells in astroglial cultures: a cautionary note. J Neuroinflammation. 2007 Oct 15;4:26. Review.
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