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Physiological Recordings of High and Low Output NMJs on the Crayfish Leg Extensor Muscle
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- 00:00Title
- 01:28Preparation of the Crayfish Leg Extensor Muscle and Nerves
- 04:14Nerve Stimulation and Intracellular and Extracellular Recording
- 07:24Results: Synaptic Facilitation, Synaptic Depression, and Quantal Postsynaptic Potentials
- 09:38Conclusion
This article demonstrates how to conduct electrophysiological recordings of synaptic responses on the extensor muscle in the walking leg of a crayfish and how the nerve terminals are visualized to show the gross morphological differences of high- and low-output nerve terminals.
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Physiological RecordingsHigh Output NMJsLow Output NMJsCrayfish Leg Extensor MuscleElectrophysiological RecordingsSynaptic ResponsesPhasic Motor NeuronsTonic Motor NeuronsNerve TerminalsMitochondriaVital StainVaricositiesFiliform TerminalSynaptic EfficacyFacilitated ResponsesQuantal EfficacySynaptic DepressionHigh Frequency StimulationMacropatch ElectrodeMuscle FibersMorphological DifferentiationPhysiological Differentiation
