The Patch- Clamp Technique: Leica Science Lab. The patch- clamp technique allows the investigation of a small set or even single ion channels. It is thus of special interest in the research of excitable cells such as neurons, cardiomyocytes and muscle fibers. Yet the current is only a few picoamperes. Recording currents in this order of magnitude is quite challenging not only for the researcher, but also for the equipment. In principle, thin glass or quartz pipettes with a blunt end are sealed onto the membrane (Figure 2, 3).
This tight seal isolates the membrane patch electrically, which means that all ions fluxing the membrane patch flow into the pipette and are recorded by a chlorided silver electrode connected to a highly sensitive electronic amplifier. A bath electrode is used to set the zero level. If there are differences between the command potential and the measurement, a current will be injected.
This compensation current will be recorded and allows conclusions about the membrane conductance. The membrane potential can be manipulated independently of ionic currents and this allows investigation of the current- voltage relationships of membrane channels.
Whole Cell Patch Clamp Recordings for Characterizing Neuronal Electrical Properties of iPSC-derive neurons. With gramicidin perforated-patch recordings. Journal of Neurophysiology Published 1 November 2003 Vol. 5, 2964-2972 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00172.2003. Perforated Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Technique: A User’s Guide. With perforated-patch recordings, perforants, such as the antibiotics nystatin and gramicidin. Somatic and dendritic perforated-patch recordings reveal
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