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ArticleBio-protocol2017

Spinal Cord Preparation from Adult Red-eared Turtles for Electrophysiological Recordings during Motor Activity.

Peter C Petersen, Rune W Berg

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Article in Bio-protocol, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Peter C PetersenCenter for Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rune W BergCenter for Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although it is known that the generation of movements is performed to a large extent in neuronal circuits located in the spinal cord, the involved mechanisms are still unclear. The turtle as a model system for investigating spinal motor activity has advantages, which far exceeds those of model systems using other animals. The high resistance to anoxia allows for investigation of the fully developed and adult spinal circuitry, as opposed to mammals, which are sensitive to anoxia and where using neonates are often required to remedy the problems. The turtle is mechanically stable and natural sensory inputs can induce multiple complex motor behaviors, without the need for application of neurochemicals. Here, we provide a detailed protocol of how to make the adult turtle preparation, also known as the integrated preparation for electrophysiological investigation. Here, the hind-limb scratch reflex can be induced by mechanical sensory activation, while recording single cells, and the network activity, via intracellular-, extracellular- and electroneurogram recordings. The preparation was developed for the studies by Petersen

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Adult turtleCentral pattern generatorElectroneurogramElectrophysiologyex vivoIntegrated preparationIntracellular and extracellular recordingsScratch reflexSingle unitsSpinal cord

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PMID34541120
PMCPMC8413544

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