Amyloid -Peptide Neurotoxicity Assay Using Cultured Rat Cortical Neurons

Neurons cultured from rodent central nervous system tissues represent an important tool in the study of neurodegenerative disease mechanisms and neuroregenerative processes, including the survival- and axon growth-promoting properties of neurotrophic factors. This chapter presents a detailed protocol for the preparation of rat and mouse cortical and hippocampal neuron cell cultures, using either embryonic or postnatal tissue.