Fig. 4

Optimization of tissue processing for enhancing the yield of spinal GM astrocytes. a, b Effects of myelin removal (a) and enzymatic reaction (b) on the yield of isolated ACSA-2high cells from the hemisection of the L3/4 spinal cord (n = 5 mice). c Representative FACS plots of cells stained with the ACSA-2 antibody under the optimized myelin removal and tissue dissection protocol. d qPCR analysis of cell type-specific markers in FACS-sorted ACSA-2high cells (n = 5 mice). Data show mean ± SEM