Production of dissociated sensory neuron cultures and considerations for their use in studying neuronal function and plasticity.

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Published in Nat Protoc on January 01, 2007

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Sacha A Malin1, Brian M Davis, Derek C Molliver

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1: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, 3350 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. sam64@pitt.edu

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