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Using Toxins in Brain Slice Recordings

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Use of biological toxins from different kinds is widely accepted in electrophysiological experiments. In particular, electrophysiological recordings from brain tissue slices are usually conducted with toxins to manipulate on different receptors or ion channels. Here we describe usage of toxins in electrophysiological experiments in acute brain slices.

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  • Brain slices
  • Electrophysiology
  • Field potential
  • Ion channels
  • Patch-clamp
  • Picrotoxin
  • Tetrodotoxin
  • Toxins

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    Glass electrode preparation is not discussed in this chapter.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Alexey Bingor & Rami Yaka

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    Ph.D. Avi Priel

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Bingor, A., Yaka, R. (2020). Using Toxins in Brain Slice Recordings. In: Priel, A. (eds) Snake and Spider Toxins. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2068. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9845-6_14

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