Construction of a simple suction electrode for extracellular recording and stimulation

Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Johnson, Bruce R ^a   Hauptman, Stephen A ^b   Bonow, Robert H ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Crayfish; Extracellular recording; Suction electrode; Teaching lab

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849121115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15442896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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