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Primary Culture of Hippocampal Neurons from P0 Newborn Rats
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Biology
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JoVE Journal Biology
Primary Culture of Hippocampal Neurons from P0 Newborn Rats
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07:18 min

September 29, 2008

Chapters

  • 00:00Title
  • 00:15Introduction
  • 01:04Preparing Tools and Reagents
  • 02:40Isolating the Hippocampi
  • 04:21Dissociation of Hippocampi
  • 06:09Imaging Hippocampal Neurons
  • 07:02Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

The dissection and growth of cells from an individual brain area facilitates investigation of cellular and physiological parameters. We describe a method for primary cell culturing that produces neuron-enriched cultures in a serum-free environment.

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