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In previous studies we measured changes in extracellular potassium concentration ([K+]e) elicited by repetitive stimulation in the cerebral cortex. Cortical K+ responses to single stimuli were buried in the noise to such a degree that they could not be differentiated for accurate measurements (Machek et al., 1975; 1976). This drawback of conventional double-barrel electrodes which were used in these studies was overcome by low-noise K+ selective, coaxial, double-barrel microelectrodes (ISCM) (Ujec et al., 1979; 1980 and in this volume) which make it possible to measure very small and rapid changes in K+ concentration.
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Keller, O., Ujec, E., Pavlík, V., Machek, J. (1981). Potassium Changes Elicited in the Feline Somatosensory Cortex by a Single Stimulus to the Peripheral Nerve. In: Syková, E., Hník, P., Vyklický, L. (eds) Ion-Selective Microelectrodes and Their Use in Excitable Tissues. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9224-2_30
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