Preparation of Primary Cultures of Embryonic Rat Hippocampal and Cerebrocortical Neurons.

Autor:	Salazar IL; CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Mele M; CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Caldeira MV; CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Costa RO; CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Correia B; CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Frisari S; CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal., Duarte CB; CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.; Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Bio-protocol [Bio Protoc] 2017 Sep 20; Vol. 7 (18), pp. e2551. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Sep 20 (Print Publication: 2017).
DOI:	10.21769/BioProtoc.2551
Abstrakt:	This protocol aims at standardizing the procedure to obtain primary cultures of hippocampal and cerebrocortical neurons for in vitro experiments. Cultures should be prepared from cells isolated during embryonic development when neuronal precursor cells are not yet fully differentiated. This helps increasing the quality and quantity of cells, while offering minimal cell death that often occurs during dissociation of differentiated neurons. Cells plated under the appropriate conditions, either in Petri-dishes or in multi-well plates, will develop and establish synaptic contacts over time since the neuronal culture medium provides the nutrients and trophic factors required for differentiation. In this protocol we describe the methodology for the preparation of both cortical and hippocampal neuronal cultures. (Copyright © 2017 The Authors; exclusive licensee Bio-protocol LLC.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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