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Optical Imaging of Isolated Murine Ventricular Myocytes
JoVE Journal
Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Optical Imaging of Isolated Murine Ventricular Myocytes
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11:32 min

January 17, 2020

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:26Preparation of Coverslips
  • 02:08Myocyte Isolation
  • 05:53Membrane Potential Dye Loading
  • 07:01Photometry and Charge Coupled Device Recordings
  • 09:21Results: Calcium and Sarcomere Shortening
  • 10:48Conclusion

Summary

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We present the methodology for the isolation of murine myocytes and how to obtain voltage or calcium traces simultaneously with sarcomere shortening traces using fluorescence photometry with simultaneous digital cell geometry measurements.

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