Materials
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Na-kynurenate | ABCAM | ab120256 | dissolves better then other brands |
KCl | Sigma | P3911 | |
NaH2PO4 | Sigma | P5655 | |
sucrose | Sigma | S9378 | |
NaHCO3 | Sigma | S6014 | |
CaCl2 | G Biosciences | R040 | |
MgCl2 | Quality Biological | 351-033-721 | |
glucose | Sigma | G5767 | |
ascorbic acid | Sigma | A5960 | |
Na-pyruvate | Sigma | P2250 | |
K-gluconate | Sigma | P1847 | |
EGTA | Sigma | E3889 | |
HEPES | Sigma | H4034 | |
NaCl | Sigma | S9888 | |
Agar | Sigma | A9799 | |
QX-314 | Alomone | Q150 | |
Mg-ATP | Sigma | A9187 | |
CsOH | Sigma | 232041 | |
Na-GTP | Sigma | 51120 | |
gluconic acid | Sigma | G1951 | |
Cesium hydroxide solution | Sigma | 232041 | |
KOH | Sigma | P5958 | |
Vannas Spring Scissors - 2.5mm | FST | 15000-08 | only use for cutting the dura, might get damaged if cutting bones |
Stimulator | A-M Systems | Isolated Pulse Stimulator Model 2100 | |
Vibratome | Campden | Vibrating Microtome 7000 - Model 7000smz-2 |
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