Electrophysiological methods for Caenorhabditis elegans neurobiology.
Electrophysiological methods for Caenorhabditis elegans neurobiology.
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DOI:
10.1016/b978-0-12-394620-1.00014-x
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发表时间:
2012
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Richmond, Janet E.
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作者:
Goodman, Miriam B.;Lindsay, Theodore H.;Lockery, Shawn R.;Richmond, Janet E.
Patch-clamp electrophysiology is the technique of choice for the biophysical analysis of the function of nerve, muscle, and synapse in C. elegans nematodes. Considerable technical progress has been made in C. elegans electrophysiology in the decade since the initial publication of this technique. Today, most, if not all electrophysiological studies that can be done in larger animal preparations can also be done in C. elegans. This chapter has two main goals. The first is to present to a broad audience the many techniques available for patch-clamp analysis of neurons, muscles, and synapses in C. elegans. The second is to provide a methodological introduction to the techniques for patch-clamping C. elegans neurons and body-wall muscles in vivo, including emerging methods for optogenetic stimulation coupled with post-synaptic recording. We also present samples of the cell-intrinsic and post-synaptic ionic currents that can be measured in C. elegans nerve and muscle.