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Probing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in Mouse Brain Slices via Laser Flash Photolysis of Photoactivatable Nicotine

Article DOI: 10.3791/58873-v • 10:48 min • January 25th, 2019
January 25th, 2019 •
1, 2, 3, 3, 1
1Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2Department of Physiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 3Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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This article presents a method for studying nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in mouse brain slices by nicotine uncaging. When coupled with simultaneous patch clamp recording and 2-photon laser scanning microscopy, nicotine uncaging connects nicotinic receptor function with cellular morphology, providing a deeper understanding of cholinergic neurobiology.

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