Astrocyte extraction from brain organoids V.2

By Gustavo Parfitt, PhD
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Description

Protocol for astrocyte extraction from brain organoids.

Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.261ge364wl47/v2
Tags
  • Astrocytes
  • Organoid
Team
Team Vangheluwe
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
PD Functional Genomics

Meet the Authors

  • Gustavo Parfitt, PhD

    Key Personnel: Team Vangheluwe, 

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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