Miaomiao Mao

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Can you compare AMPA/NMDA ratio between mouse strains?

I've read that you can only compare AMPA/NMDA ratio before and after drug treatment as the value itself doesn't mean anything. Is this true? Can you compare AMPA/NMDA ratio between mouse strains...

16 April 2018 3,650 1 View

Protocols for doing calcium imaging with acute brain slices without perfusion of oxygenated ACSF during imaging?

Hi, I'm new to calcium imaging but have been doing electrophysiology (whole-cell patch clamping for a few years). As our imaging system does not have a perfusion system and no carbogen gas...

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How do I test receptor-receptor coupling in acute brain slices functionally?

Is there a way to test receptor-receptor coupling in acute brain slices (mouse)? I suspect physical interactions between an ionotropic receptor and a metabotropic receptor in the postsynaptic...

13 March 2015 1,587 3 View

How does holding potential work in cell-attached mode?

I'm doing cell-attached recordings with external ACSF in the pipette and hoping to see some currents in voltage clamp mode. The aim is to see whether adding glycine/GABA to the pipette would...

04 October 2013 2,210 4 View

What is the best way to determine whether chloride is depolarizing/hyperpolarizing in a neuron without imaging and using perforated patch?

I want to either measure the intracellular chloride concentration in neurons in acute brain stem slices or determine whether chloride is depolarizing or hyperpolarizing with external application...

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