Hi, I have been using neonatal rat brains (postnatal day 6-8) for organotypic slice culture of the hypothalamus. I know that neonatal neurons are more versatile and plastic and so they survive culture conditions better. However, I am looking for a reference on exactly why neonatal rats were used for culture and I couldn't find anything. Does anyone know any specific properties of neonatal neurons that make them survive better? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.
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Posted 12 May 2009 - 05:53 PM
adult brain cells don't do what, that foetal brain cells do...
key characteristic of development....
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