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Electroantennogram and Single Sensillum Recording in Insect Antennae

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Electrophysiology is an invaluable technique to quickly and quantitatively assess the response of the olfactory system to odor stimuli. For measuring the response of the insect antenna, two basic techniques exist, electroantennography and single sensillum recording. Here, we describe the general practice of both methods in terms of equipment used, insect preparation, recording technique, and basic analysis.

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This work was supported by the Max Planck Society. Special thanks to Dr. Andreas Reinecke, Jeanine Linz, and Colin MacKay for images.

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  1. Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany

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Olsson, S.B., Hansson, B.S. (2013). Electroantennogram and Single Sensillum Recording in Insect Antennae. In: Touhara, K. (eds) Pheromone Signaling. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1068. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-619-1_11

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