Neurotrophic Factors: Methods and Protocols

This volume collects prools and procedures utilizing cellular, tissue, and whole animal models that can be applied to the investigation of neurotrophic factors and other agents impacting on these systems. It begins with chapters on the culture of neurons and glia from the central and peripheral nervous systems, neuron—glia and glia—glia co—culture models, oligodendrocytes, and cell—based assays for the evaluation of cell vitality. This revised second edition expands to cover methodology enc...