IDENTIFICATION OF SEROTONIN-LIKE IMMUNOREACTIVE NEURONS IN NEURONAL CULTURES FROM E8 CHICK EMBRYO FOREBRAIN / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

The expression of serotonin-like immunoreactivity in day 4 neuronal cultures from E8 chick embryo forebrains was investigated by PAP immunocytochemical method. It was found that 98% of the dissociated forebrain cells cultured on laminin substratum were neuron specific enolase immunoreactive positive; and 10.4% of these neurons were mainly multipolar or bipolar and serotonin immunoreactive positive. In order to verify whether the remaining 2% NSE negative forebrain cells were neuroglial cells, we had used anti-glial fibrillary acid protein antibody to show that only 2% of the cultured forebrain cells were composed of GFAP immunoreactive positive cells, i. e. neuroglial cells.