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Electrophysiological Methods for Recording Synaptic Potentials from the NMJ of Drosophila Larvae
 

Electrophysiological Methods for Recording Synaptic Potentials from the NMJ of Drosophila Larvae

Article DOI: 10.3791/1109
February 6th, 2009

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Summary February 6th, 2009

Here we describe electrophysiological methods for measuring synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction of Drosophila larva. Evoked release is initiated artificially by stimulating the motor neuron axons, and transmission through the NMJ can be measured by the postsynaptic response evoked in the muscle.

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