Effect of direct electrical current on chick nerve cells cultured in rose chambers.
The effect of direct current on nerve cells from chick embryo cerebral hemispheres cultivated on collagen in Rose chambers was investigated. The following are the main results: (i) no orientation of the nerve fibres was ever observed; and (ii) depending on the current density and on the time of exposure to current, the nerve cells were either unaffected or destroyed.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain; D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002642:Chick Embryo; D004560:Electricity; D009474:Neurons; D013997:Time Factors