Characteristics of primary rat microglia isolated from mixed cultures using two different methods

Abstract Background Microglial cultures comprise a critically important model system for investigating inflammatory mechanisms in almost all CNS disorders. Mild trypsinization and shaking are the two most commonly used methods to isolate primary microglia from mixed glial cultures. In this study, we...

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Main Authors: Li Lin, Rakhi Desai, Xiaoying Wang, Eng H. Lo, Changhong Xing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-017-0877-7