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Chapters
- 00:04Introduction
- 01:01Setting Up the Ramsay Assay
- 01:56Filling the Ion-Selective and Reference Microelectrode for ISME and SIET
- 03:25Calibrating Electrodes for ISME and ISME Recordings
- 05:02SIET Measurements
- 07:33Isolated Hindgut Bioassay
- 08:26Results: In Vitro Fluid Secretion Rate, Na+ Concentration and Transport Rate of Adult Female A. aegypti MTs
- 10:46Conclusion
This protocol outlines methodologies behind the Ramsay assay, ion-selective microelectrodes, Scanning Ion-selective Electrode Technique (SIET) and in vitro contraction assays, applied to study the adult mosquito excretory system, comprised of the Malpighian tubules and hindgut, to collectively measure ion and fluid secretion rates, contractile activity, and transepithelial ion transport.
