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    How to grow primary neurons
    Posted by: Carmen Chan (IP Hidden, Unregistered user, )
    Date: March 15, 2005 04:43PM

    Hi!

    I'm trying to do some astrocyte-neuron co-culture. I think I've got the first part, growing astrocyte monolayer, down. But could someone please share with me a working protocol of how to grow dissociated primary neurons on the astrocyte monolayer? I was told that it's easier to grow DRG neurons compared to corticol neurons. Is that true? Perhaps I should try growing DRG neurons first? Should I use papain instead of trypsin? Should I keep cells on ice whenever possible or room temperature after trysinizing?

    Carmen

     

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    Re: How to grow primary neurons
    Posted by: biobook (IP Hidden, Unregistered user, )
    Date: June 23, 2005 09:44AM

    Neuron are difficult cell type to culture. You may want to check out one of following books discussing neura cell culture.

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    Re: How to grow primary neurons
    Posted by: sia (IP Hidden, Unregistered user, )
    Date: June 28, 2005 02:28PM

    Trypsin-EDTA contains other enzymes too such as chymotrypsin etc therefore you should use pure trypsin. Be gentle with the cells. Centrifuge at low speed, use fire-polished pipettes.

     

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    Re: How to grow primary neurons
    Posted by: sia (IP Hidden, Unregistered user, )
    Date: June 28, 2005 02:32PM

    Out of those five books which one is best.

     

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    Re: How to grow primary neurons
    Posted by: Glenn (IP Hidden, Unregistered user, )
    Date: June 28, 2005 04:01PM

    We used to order customer made trypsin from commercial vendors. Be gentle when trypsinize neuron/glial cells. Never leave them too long in trpsin.

     

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    Re: How to grow primary neurons
    Posted by: h_e2000 (IP Hidden, New member, 2)
    Date: August 16, 2005 10:08PM

    I want to know the reason let coverslip of neuron inverted to face astrocyte in Banker co-culture system in hippocampal neuron culture. It's advantage is to let astrocyte to fall down and pure neuron? The difference between inverted coverslip and un-inverted? Thank you! Hope receive help?

    h_e2000

     

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    Re: How to grow primary neurons
    Posted by: hsp (IP Hidden, New member, 1)
    Date: May 21, 2007 09:38PM

    Hi all

    I am completely new to cell culture and would really appreciate any advice offered. We would like to grow neurons and use them for subsequent cell fractionation procedures. As the phenomenon we are trying to observe is dependent on the stage of development, it would be ideal if we could get the neurons to be at approximately the same development stage in each well or flask. Does anyone know if this is possible, and what would be the best way to go about it?

     

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