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ArticleMethodsX2017

A protocol for preparation and transfection of rat entorhinal cortex organotypic cultures for electrophysiological whole-cell recordings.

Nicholas I Cilz, James E Porter, Saobo Lei

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Article in MethodsX, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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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.

Nicholas I CilzDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA.
James E PorterDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA.
Saobo LeiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA.
University of North Dakota · US

Funding

Roles and mechanisms of neurotensin in learning and memoryR01MH082881 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI LEI, SAOBO · 2008 to 2015
$2.5M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH082881
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding how neuromodulators influence synaptic transmission and intrinsic excitability within the entorhinal cortex (EC) is critical to furthering our understanding of the molecular and cellular aspects of this region. Organotypic cultures can provide a cost-effective means to employ selective molecular biological strategies in elucidating cellular mechanisms of neuromodulation in the EC. We therefore adapted our acute slice model for organotypic culture applications and optimized a protocol for the preparation and biolistic transfection of cultured horizontal EC slices. Here, we present our detailed protocol for culturing EC slices. Using an

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BiolisticBiolistic transfection of entorhinal sectionsEntorhinalOrganotypicSliceTransfection

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PMID29071214
PMCPMC5651549
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