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Local Application of Drugs to Study Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in Mouse Brain Slices

Article DOI: 10.3791/50034 • 10:04 min • October 29th, 2012
October 29th, 2012 •
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1Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University

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In this paper, we describe a useful method to study ligand-gated ion channel function in neurons of acutely isolated brain slices. This method involves the use of a drug-filled micropipette for local application of drugs to neurons recorded using standard patch clamp techniques.

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