Culturing astrocytes from postnatal rats

Methods Mol Biol. 2013:1018:71-80. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-444-9_7.

Abstract

The use of cultures has informed us of functions and regulation of astrocytes that were previously unknown. This chapter details the methods that result in such cultures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Astrocytes / cytology*
  • Astrocytes / drug effects
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cell Separation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Culture Media / pharmacology
  • Dissection
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Substances

  • Culture Media