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Microelectrode Shielding

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Voltage and Patch Clamping with Microelectrodes

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Electrode shielding uncouples electrodes from their environment and from each other. This electrostatic isolation is essential for making accurate voltage-clamp and impedance measurements and for maintaining stability of the voltage clamp. Driven shields may also improve the accuracy of ion-selective electrodes by eliminating leakage currents across the walls of the pipette.

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  1. Department of Biophysical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Frederick Sachs, James Neil, Richard McGarrigle & Frederick Sachs

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  1. Laboratory of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Thomas G. Smith Jr.

  2. Laboratory of Biophysics, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Harold Lecar

  3. Experimental Neurology Unit, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Steven J. Redman

  4. Department of Physiology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Peter W. Gage

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Sachs, F., Neil, J., McGarrigle, R., Sachs, F. (1985). Microelectrode Shielding. In: Smith, T.G., Lecar, H., Redman, S.J., Gage, P.W. (eds) Voltage and Patch Clamping with Microelectrodes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7601-6_3

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