Astrocytes

Astrocytes: Multi-talented Stars of the Central Nervous System.-Neurogenic Astrocytes and their Glycoconjugates: not just "Glue" Anymore.- Heterogeneity of Astrocytic Form and Function.-Preparation of Mixed Glial Cultures from Postnatal Rat Brain.-Generation of Primary Astrocyte Cultures Devoid of Contaminating Microglia.-Derivation of Microglia-free Astrocyte Cultures from Neural Stem Cells.-Isolation and Culture of Spinal Cord Astrocytes.-Isolation and Culture of Astrocytes from the Retina and Optic Nerve.-Primary Cultures of Astrocytes from Fetal Bovine Brain.-Isolation and Cultivation of Porcine Astrocyte.- Isolation and Culture of Human Astrocytes.-Cell Culturing of C. elegans Glial Cells for the Assessment of Cytosolic Ca2+ Dynamics.-Astrocyte Polarization and Wound Healing in Culture:Studying Cell Adhesion Molecules.-An in Vitro Trauma Model to Study Rodent and Human Astrocyte Reactivity.-Use of Gel Zymography to Examine Matrix Metalloproteinase (gelatinase) Expression in Brain Tissue or in Primary Glial Cultures.-ELISA Methodology to Quantify Astrocyte Production of Cytokines/Chemokines In Vitro.-Induction of Nitric Oxide Synthase-2 Expression and Measurement of Nitric Oxide Production in Enriched Primary Cortical Astrocyte Cultures.-Examining Potassium Channel Function in Astrocytes.-Connexin Based Channels in Astrocytes: How to Study their Properties.-Isotope-based Quantitation of Uptake, Release and Metabolism of Glutamate and Glucose in Cultured Astrocytes.-An in Vitro Model of Reactive Astrogliosis and its Effect on Neuronal Growth.-A Neuron-Astrocyte Co-Culture System to Investigate Astrocyte Secreted Factors in Mouse Neuronal Development.-Co-cultures of Neurons and Astrocytes as a Model for Examining Hypoxia-induced Neuronal Death.-Use of Astrocyte-Microglial Co-cultures to Examine the Regulatory Influence of Astrocytes on Microglial Activation.-Astrocyte-Schwann Cell Co-Culture Systems.-An in Vitro Assay to ExamineOligodendrocyte Precursor Cell