ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Rat brain fragments
;
stationary
;
nonadherent organ culture
;
cell differentiation and migration
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A simple organ culture system for brain tissue is described. Fragments of fetal rat brain hemisphere tissue are explanted to multiwell dishes base-coated with semisolid agar. In this system nonadherent organ culture can be performed for at least 50 days. Cell migration, biochemical and morphological differentiation and the formation of a layered architecture seem to mimic some of the phenomena occurring in the developing rat brain in vivo. The fragments may therefore be a useful organ culture model for nervous tissue.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01964788
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