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Making, Testing, and Using Potassium Ion Selective Microelectrodes in Tissue Slices of Adult Brain
JoVE Journal
Neuroscienze
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JoVE Journal Neuroscienze
Making, Testing, and Using Potassium Ion Selective Microelectrodes in Tissue Slices of Adult Brain
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11:20 min

May 07, 2018

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Capitoli

  • 00:14Titolo
  • 00:46Preparation of Potassium Ion-selective Microelectrodes
  • 04:18Calibration of Potassium Ion-selective Microelectrodes
  • 05:40Acute Slice Preparation
  • 07:16Measurement of Electrically Evoked K Release
  • 09:26Results: Calibration of Microelectrodes and Measurement of Electrically Evoked K Release
  • 10:53Conclusion

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Potassium ions contribute to the resting membrane potential of cells and extracellular K+ concentration is a crucial regulator of cellular excitability. We describe how to make, calibrate and use monopolar K+-selective microelectrodes. Using such electrodes enables the measurement of electrically evoked K+ concentration dynamics in adult hippocampal slices.

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