Isolation and Culture of Microglia from Rat Brains using Serum-Free Media
Source: Collins, H. Y., et al., Isolation and Culture of Rodent Microglia to Promote a Dynamic Ramified Morphology in Serum-free Medium. J. Vis. Exp. (2018) This video demonstrates a method for isolating and culturing microglia from rat brains. It entails separating microglia from other neuronal and non-neuronal cells using plates coated with a monoclonal antibody specific to microglia.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Visualized Experiments
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3791/31021
- Primary Topic
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00