JoVE Neuroscience
Hassan Azari1,2, Maryam Rahman2, Sharareh Sharififar2, Brent A. Reynolds2
1 Department of Anatomical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida
This video protocol demonstrates the neurosphere assay method to generate and expand neural stem cells from the adult mouse periventricular region, and provides technical insights to ensure one can achieve reproducible neurosphere cultures.
JoVE Neuroscience
Hassan Azari1,2, Sharareh Sharififar2, Maryam Rahman2, Saeed Ansari2, Brent A. Reynolds2
1Department of Anatomical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, 2Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Florida
This video protocol demonstrates the application of the neurosphere assay for the isolation and expansion of neural stem cells from the ganglionic eminences of embryonic day 14-mouse brain.
JoVE Neuroscience
Hassan Azari1,2, Sharon A. Louis3, Sharareh Sharififar1, Vinata Vedam-Mai1, Brent A. Reynolds1
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, 2Department of Anatomical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 3STEMCELL Technologies, Inc.
This video protocol demonstrates how to discriminate and enumerate bona fide neural stem cells in a mixed population of neural precursor cells using the neural colony-forming cell assay.
JoVE Neuroscience
Hassan Azari1,2, Sharareh Sharififar1, Jeff M. Fortin1, Brent A. Reynolds1
1Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Florida, 2Laboratory for Stem Cell Research, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
This video protocol demonstrates a novel method for the generation and subsequent purification of neuronal progenitor cells from a renewable source of neural stem cells (NSCs) based on their physical (size and internal granularity) and fluorescent properties using flow cytometry technology.