A simple method of in vitro electroporation allows visualization, recording, and calcium imaging of local neuronal circuits

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Hovis, Kenneth R ^a   Padmanabhan, Krishnan ^a   Urban, Nathaniel N ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium imaging; Circuit reconstruction; Connectivity; Connectome; Electrophysiology; Electroporation; Immunohistochemistry; Networks; Neuroanatomy; Neuronal tracing

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DEXTRAN; DYE; HYDRAZIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT-TRACING TECHNIQUES; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 77955051818     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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