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Patch-clamp technique

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Experimental Techniques in Bioelectrochemistry

Part of the book series: Bioelectrochemistry: Principles and Practice ((BPP,volume 3))

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In this chapter, I shall explain how to set-up a patch-clamp technique. The aim is to guide researchers in their initial steps in the field of electrophysiology, describing the instrumentation needed, as well as the technique itself. This chapter has been written assuming that the reader has a basic knowledge of electrophysiology. I pay more attention to the practical description of the instrumentation than to a theoretical analysis of the technique.

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  1. Instituto di Cibernetica e Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Genova, Italy

    Oscar Moran

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  1. Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65, Brno, Czech Republic

    Viktor Brabec

  2. Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland

    Dieter Walz

  3. Istituto Superiore di SanitĂ , Rome, Italy

    Giulio Milazzo (formerly Professor) (formerly Professor)

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Moran, O. (1995). Patch-clamp technique. In: Brabec, V., Walz, D., Milazzo, G. (eds) Experimental Techniques in Bioelectrochemistry. Bioelectrochemistry: Principles and Practice, vol 3. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7607-0_9

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