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Study Glial Cell Heterogeneity Influence on Axon Growth Using a New Coculture Method
 

Study Glial Cell Heterogeneity Influence on Axon Growth Using a New Coculture Method

Article DOI: 10.3791/2111-v 09:20 min September 6th, 2010
September 6th, 2010

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In this protocol, we described a new method to study the influence of glial cell heterogeneity on axon growth with an in vitro co-culture system. Rat cortical glial cells were cultured to confluence and cocultured with highly purified rat dorsal root ganglia neurons. Different glial cell influence on neurons adhesion and axon growth was compared directly in the same culture. This method provides a new way to directly study the glial cell heterogeneity influence on neuron adhesion and axon growth.

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Glial Cell Heterogeneity Axon Growth Coculture Method Central Nervous System Regenerative Capacity Inhibitory Myelin Astrocytes Neuron Behavior Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons
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