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The protocol described in this chapter covers the preparation and culture of enriched populations of microglia, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes from the cortex and spinal cord of neonatal rat and mouse. The procedure is based on the enzymatic digestion of tissue, followed by the culture of a mixed glial cell population which is then utilized as the starting point for the isolation, via differential attachment, of the different cell types.
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Skaper, S.D., Argentini, C., Barbierato, M. (2012). Culture of Neonatal Rodent Microglia, Astrocytes, and Oligodendrocytes from Cortex and Spinal Cord. In: Skaper, S. (eds) Neurotrophic Factors. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 846. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-536-7_7
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