Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Astrocytes – An Overview of Their Functions
Lidija Gradisnik1, Borut Prestor2 and Tomaz Velnar2
1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Faculty Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
2Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chapter 2. The Astrocytes and Astroglia Morphology and Their Biological Properties
Bratko Filipic1, Lidija Gradisnik2 and Hrvoje Mazija1
1CIETO (Croatian Institute for Experimental and Translational Oncology), Zagreb, Croatia
2Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Faculty Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
Chapter 3. The Role of Astrocytes in Human Artificial Blood-Brain Barrier Models
Tanja Zidaric1, Tomaz Velnar2 and Lidija Gradisnik1
1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Faculty Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
2Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chapter 4. The Clinical Viewpoints of Neurosurgical Methods in Brain Tissue Sampling for In Vitro Cell Isolation
Lidija Gradisnik1, Roman Bosnjak2, Tomaz Velnar2 and Borut Prestor2
1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Faculty Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
2Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chapter 5. An Improved Protocol for Adult Human Astrocyte Isolation and Culture Establishment
Lidija Gradisnik1, Uros Maver1 and Tomaz Velnar2
1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Faculty Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
2Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chapter 6. The Need for Astrocyte Cell Cultures – Troubleshooting
Lidija Gradisnik1, Tomaz Velnar2 and Roman Bosnjak2
1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Faculty Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
2Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chapter 7. Bio-Polymers for Astrocyte Cell Models in In Vitro Research
Lidija Gradisnik1, Tina Maver1 and Tomaz Velnar2
1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Medical Faculty Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
2Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Index
Editor’s ORCID iD
Tomaz Velnar – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6283-4348
Lidija Gradisnik – https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3492-0297