A Low-Cost Method for Brain Slice Cultures

• Main Authors: Ryuta Koyama (Author), Rieko Muramatsu (Author), Takuya Sasaki (Author), Rie Kimura (Author), Chihiro Ueyama (Author), Makoto Tamura (Author), Naohiro Tamura (Author), Junya Ichikawa (Author), Naoya Takahashi (Author), Atsushi Usami (Author), Maki K. Smith (Author), Norio Matsuki (Author), Yuji Ikegaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Low-cost, simple procedures for organotypic tissue cultures are desirable for high-throughput biological experiments such as large-scale medical/drug screening. We present a practical and economical method to cultivate brain slices using hydrophilic filtration membranes. With a cost reduction of mor...