The Passage 4/5 ASCs kept in complete medium was replaced with serum-free DMEM medium with 20 ng/ml of bFGF (known neuronal inducer) and 5% PAN serum replacement. The cells were maintained for 7 days in the same medium with periodical change of fresh medium for every 3 days. Later the bFGF containing medium was removed and washed with DPBS. Serum-free medium with 5% PAN serum replacement (Panexin NTA, PAN Biotech catalogue no. PO4-95700) was added to the cells. This temporal exposure (mimics in vivo exposure) of bFGF aids neuronal induction. The morphological changes were observed under Nikon Ts2FL phase contrast microscopy [22 (link)].
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