title: Nerve outgrowth, synaptogenesis and bioelectric activity in fetal rat cerebral cortex tissue cultured in serum-free, chemically defined medium.
abstract: Dissociated and non-dissociated cerebral cortex of fetal rat was successfully cultured in a serum-free, chemically defined medium for at least 18 days without any preincubation in serum-supplemented medium. Neurite outgrowth, synapse formation and spontaneous bioelectric activity, in its qualitative and quantitative aspects, were essentially the same as was observed in medium containing 20% heat-inactivated horse serum.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology*; D003470:Culture Media; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013569:Synapses / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D003470:Culture Media