Abstract
During neuroinflammatory or neurodegenerative diseases, it is often critical to characterize the composition of infiltrating immune cells. This protocol describes a reliable, fast, and simple method for the isolation of leukocytes from murine central nervous system (CNS) during steady state or inflammation for analysis by flow cytometry or other techniques.
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Lelios, I., Greter, M. (2014). Isolation of Leukocytes from Mouse Central Nervous System. In: Waisman, A., Becher, B. (eds) T-Helper Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1193. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1212-4_2
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