This protocol demonstrates a straightforward and robust method to study in situ axon growth and growth cone dynamics. It describes how to prepare ex vivo physiologically relevant acute brain slices and provides a user-friendly analysis pipeline.
Alfadil, E., Bradke, F., Dupraz, S. In Situ Visualization of Axon Growth and Growth Cone Dynamics in Acute Ex Vivo Embryonic Brain Slice Cultures. J. Vis. Exp. (176), e63068, doi:10.3791/63068 (2021).