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ArticleJournal of neurophysiology2011

Long-duration perforated patch recordings from spinal interneurons of adult mice.

Andreas Husch, Nathan Cramer, Ronald M Harris-Warrick

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Article in Journal of neurophysiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andreas HuschDept. of Neurobiology and Behavior, Seeley Mudd Hall, Cornell Univ., Ithaca NY 14853, USA.
Nathan Cramer
Ronald M Harris-Warrick
Cornell University · US

Funding

The rodent central pattern generator for locomotionR01NS057599 · NINDS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI HARRIS-WARRICK, RONALD M · 2009 to 2010
$692k
NINDS NIH HHS NS-057599
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been very difficult to record from interneurons in acute slices of the lumbar spinal cord from mice >3 wk of age. The low success rate and short recording times limit in vitro experimentation on mouse spinal networks to neonatal and early postnatal periods when locomotor networks are still developmentally immature. To overcome this limitation and enable investigation of mature locomotor network neurons, we have established a reliable procedure to record from spinal cord neurons in slices from adult, behaviorally mature mice of any age. Two key changes to the established neonate procedure were implemented. First, we remove the cord by a dorsal laminectomy from a deeply anesthetized animal. This enables respiration and other vital functions to continue up to the moment the maximally oxygenated lumbar spinal cord is removed, improving the health of the slices. Second, since adult spinal cord interneurons appear more sensitive to the intracellular dialysis that occurs during whole cell recordings, we introduced perforated patch recordings to the procedure. Stable recordings up to 12 h in duration were obtained with our new method. This will allow investigation of changes in mature neuronal properties in disease states or after spinal cord injury and allow prolonged recordings of responses to drug application that were previously impossible.

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Action PotentialsAge FactorsAnesthesiaAnimalsDissectionInterneuronsLaminectomyLumbar VertebraeMiceOrgan Culture TechniquesPatch-Clamp TechniquesSpinal CordTime Factors

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PMID21900514
PMCPMC3214093
OpenAlexW1977473731

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