Micro-agar salt bridge in patch-clamp electrode holder stabilizes electrode potentials

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-115

  Shao, Xuesi M ^a   Feldman, Jack L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloride; Electrode holder; Electrode potential; Patch pipette solution; Patch clamp electrode; Polyimide microtubing; Salt bridge

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; NOISE; PATCH CLAMP; PIPETTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING;

AGAR; ALGORITHMS; CHLORIDES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 33751233255     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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