title: Growing and working with peripheral neurons.
abstract: Cultures of vertebrate peripheral neurons have been used to address a variety of issues related to the cell biology of the neuron. They are particularly amenable to experimental manipulations, such as microinjection, and can be cultured under a variety of different conditions designed to meet the needs of the particular experiment. This chapter focuses on cultures of rat sympathetic neurons from the superior cervical ganglia and on cultures of chick sensory neurons from the lumbosacral dorsal root ganglia. Information is provided on methods for dissection, preparation of culture dishes and substrates, composition of media, relevant growth factors, reduction of nonneuronal contamination, and maintenance of the cultures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, USA.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Baas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003470:Culture Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; D017783:Superior Cervical Ganglion / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006133:Growth Substances