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Measuring the Induced Membrane Voltage with Di-8-ANEPPS
JoVE Journal
Biologia
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JoVE Journal Biologia
Measuring the Induced Membrane Voltage with Di-8-ANEPPS
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05:52 min

November 19, 2009

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Capítulos

  • 00:06Introduction
  • 01:49Preliminary Steps
  • 02:28Loading the cells with di-8-ANEPPS
  • 03:21Experiment and image acquisition
  • 04:35Image processing and analysis

Summary

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External electric field induces a voltage on the membrane of a cell, termed the induced membrane voltage (ΔΦ). By using the potentiometric dye di-8-ANEPPS, it is possible to measure the ΔΦ noninvasively. This video shows the protocol for measuring ΔΦ using di-8-ANEPPS.

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