Short Protocols in Neuroscience: Cellular and Molecular Methods is an easy-to-use compendium of cellular and molecular methods from Current Protocols in Neuroscience, part of the acclaimed series that has set the standard for excellence for laboratory manuals. The title provides a portable and streamlined at-the-bench resource, covering methods for analysis of neural cell structure and function, isolation and culture of neural cells, and characterization of neural cell gene expression.