Here we report a method of 3D bioprinting murine cortical astrocytes for biofabricating neural-like tissues to study the functionality of astrocytes in the central nervous system and the mechanisms involving glial cells in neurological diseases and treatments.
de Melo, B. A. G., Cruz, E. M., Ribeiro, T. N., Mundim, M. V., Porcionatto, M. A. 3D Bioprinting of Murine Cortical Astrocytes for Engineering Neural-Like Tissue. J. Vis. Exp. (173), e62691, doi:10.3791/62691 (2021).