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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci Methods. 2009 May 15;181(2):170–177. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.05.002

Table 2.

Procedure Base Protocol Control Protocol
Seeding Media Base Neurobasal Neurobasal
Serum - -
Supplements 2 mM L-glutamine 2 mM L-glutamine
50 U/mL penicillin 50 U/mL penicillin
50 μg/mL streptomycin 50 μg/mL streptomycin
B27 B27
Plate Coating Poly-D-Lysine Poly-D-Lysine
10ug/ml Fibronectin 10ug/ml Fibronectin
Seeding Density 1 × 106 cells/ml in 1
ml/well
0.5 × 106 cells/ml in 1
ml/well
Cell Feeding Add 10 ng/ml bFGF at
day 3
Add 10 ng/ml bFGF
at day 0
Treatment Day Day 10 Any day 6–12 days
after seed
Treatment Media Base Neurobasal Neurobasal
Serum 10% FBS 10% FBS
Supplements 2 mM L-glutamine 2 mM L-glutamine
50 U/mL penicillin 50 U/mL penicillin
50 μg/mL streptomycin 50 μg/mL streptomycin
B27 B27
Treatment Protocol Change media and
place microwire
Change media and
place microwire. Add
10ng/ml bFGF.
Culture stop day Day 17 (7 days after
treat)
Any day 15–17 (at
least 5 days after
treat)