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Combining Uncaging Techniques with Patch-Clamp Recording and Optical Physiology

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Part of the book series: Neuromethods ((NM,volume 38))

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Patch-clamp recording is a powerful approach to monitoring membrane electrical activity with high temporal resolution. However, the spatial resolution of patch-clamp recording in a distributed structure such as a neuron or a brain slice is limited by the fact that each electrode records from just one point, making recording from more than a very small number of points impractical.

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    Dmitry V. Sarkisov & Samuel S.-H. Wang

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Sarkisov, D.V., Wang, S.SH. (2007). Combining Uncaging Techniques with Patch-Clamp Recording and Optical Physiology. In: Walz, W. (eds) Patch-Clamp Analysis. Neuromethods, vol 38. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-492-6_5

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