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Isolation of Sensory Neurons of Aplysia californica for Patch Clamp Recordings of Glutamatergic Currents
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Cited by 5 •
2013
We describe the dissection of the nervous system of the marine sea hare Aplysia after anesthesia, the isolation of neurons for short term-tissue culture, and recordings of single cell ion currents via the patch clamp technique.
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Whole-Cell Voltage Clamp Recordings from Drosophila Photoreceptors
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2025
The video demonstrates recording electrical activity in the photoreceptor neurons of Drosophila's ommatidium by establishing a whole-cell configuration. It highlights the activation of transient receptor potential channels by light pulses, resulting in measurable quantum bumps.
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One-channel Cell-attached Patch-clamp Recording
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Cited by 17 •
2014
Described here is a procedure for obtaining long stretches of current recording from one ion channel with the cell-attached patch-clamp technique. This method allows for observing, in real time, the pattern of open-close channel conformations that underlie the biological signal. These data inform about channel properties in undisturbed biological membranes.
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Whole-cell Patch-clamp Recordings in Brain Slices
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Cited by 60 •
2016
This protocol describes basic procedural steps for performing whole-cell patch-clamp recordings. This technique allows the study of the electrical behavior of neurons, and when performed in brain slices, allows the assessment of various neuronal functions from neurons that are still integrated in relatively well preserved brain circuits.
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Recording Synaptic Currents at the Drosophila Larval Neuromuscular Junction
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2025
This video demonstrates the technique for recording synaptic currents from a synaptic bouton at the Drosophila larva's neuromuscular junction. This technique enables monitoring the activity of a single synaptic bouton, which is important for the study of mutant fly lines with enhanced spontaneous or asynchronous synaptic activity.
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The injected current serves as a controlled stimulus, while the resulting membrane-voltage change provides the measurable response. Comparing the imposed current with the voltage response allows researchers to examine how membrane resistance and ion channels influence excitability. This relationship helps distinguish passive electrical behavior from voltage changes associated with active neuronal signaling.
Membrane resistance influences how strongly a neuron’s voltage changes in response to an imposed current. A given stimulus can therefore produce different voltage responses depending on the cell’s electrical properties. Measuring this relationship helps researchers characterize neuronal excitability and determine how membrane properties contribute to stimulus-response behavior in individual neurons.
Ion channels shape the membrane-voltage response by contributing to the electrical behavior that determines whether a neuron remains near its resting potential or develops larger voltage changes. Synaptic inputs provide another source of voltage variation. Examining both influences helps connect cellular membrane properties with synaptic potentials and the generation of neuronal activity.
A recording can reveal a neuron’s resting membrane potential, synaptic potentials, and action potential firing. Researchers can also examine how voltage changes vary with the applied stimulus, producing a stimulus-response profile. Together, these measurements describe baseline electrical state, responsiveness, and the conditions under which the cell generates recognizable signaling events.
The experiment begins by placing a recording electrode in the cell and applying a defined current across its membrane. Researchers then monitor the resulting voltage response and relate its size and pattern to the imposed stimulus. Repeating this analysis across relevant current conditions can characterize excitability, firing behavior, and synaptic responses.
This approach is useful when researchers need to characterize electrical properties in individual neurons rather than only measure population activity. It can assess resting potential, action potential firing, synaptic potentials, and stimulus-response relationships. These measurements support studies of information processing, network activity, and how drugs or disease alter neural function.
Drug or disease effects can be examined by comparing neuronal voltage responses and firing behavior under different conditions. Changes in resting membrane potential, synaptic potentials, action potential activity, or stimulus-response relationships may indicate altered cellular excitability. The resulting measurements connect a treatment or pathology with specific changes in individual-neuron electrical function.