Cortical Astrocytes in Mice

Isolation and Culture of Mouse Cortical Astrocytes - Experimental Protocol

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Astrocytes have been recognized to be versatile cells participating in fundamental biological processes that are essential for normal brain development and function, and central nervous system repair. Here we present a rapid procedure to obtain pure mouse astrocyte cultures to study the biology of this major class of central nervous system cells.

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