Abstract
The patch-clamp technique is widely used to measure and characterize ion currents flowing through the cell membrane. Various configurations can be used according to the research hypothesis. A relatively new configuration of the patch-clamp technique is the outside-out nucleated patch, which allows measuring somatic currents in voltage-clamp recordings due to a reduction in technical issues. Characterization of ionic currents is mostly based on the Hodgkin-Huxley model, a detailed mathematical and biophysical model of membrane excitability. This chapter describes voltage-clamp experiments step by step, from preparation and performing outside-out nucleated patch experiments through to the Hodgkin-Huxley analysis of the recorded data.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Neuromethods |
Publisher | Humana Press Inc. |
Pages | 305-323 |
Number of pages | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Neuromethods |
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Volume | 113 |
ISSN (Print) | 0893-2336 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1940-6045 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016.
Keywords
- Hodgkin-Huxley model
- Kinetic analysis
- Nucleated patch
- Outside-out patch
- Patch clamp
- Voltage-gated channels