Abstract

The invention provides a method of co-culturing mammalian muscle cells and mammalian motoneurons. The method comprises preparing one or more carriers coated with a covalently bonded monolayer of trimethoxysilylpropyl diethylenetriamine (DETA); suspending isolated fetal mammalian skeletal muscle cells in serum-free medium according to medium composition 1; suspending isolated fetal mammalian spinal motoneurons in serum-free medium according to medium composition 1; plating the suspended muscle cells onto the one or more carriers at a predetermined density and allowing the muscle cells to attach; plating the suspended motoneurons at a predetermined density onto the one or more carriers and allowing the motoneurons to attach; covering the one or more carriers with a mixture of medium composition 1 and medium composition 2; and incubating the carriers covered in the media mixture.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 8,815,584

Application Serial Number

12/765,996

Issue Date

8-26-2014

Current Assignee

UCFRF

Assignee at Issuance

UCFRF

College

NanoScience Technology Center

Department

NanoScience Technology Center

Allowance Date

4-3-2014

Filing Date

4-23-2010

Assignee at Filing

UCFRF

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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