Quantal Analysis of Endplate Potentials in Mouse Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle.

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  • Richard R Ribchester
چکیده

The isolated flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) muscle from mice is extremely well suited to rapid acquisition of data and analysis of neurotransmitter release and action at neuromuscular junctions, because the muscle and its tibial nerve supply are simple to dissect and its constituent muscle fibers are short (<1 mm) and isopotential along their length. Methods are described here for dissection of FDB, stimulation of the tibial nerve, microelectrode recording from individual muscle fibers, and quantal analysis of endplate potentials (EPPs) and miniature endplate potentials (MEPPs). Curr. Protoc. Mouse Biol. 1:429-444 © 2011 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current protocols in mouse biology

دوره 1 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011