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. 2006 Oct 6:1–8. doi: 10.1895/wormbook.1.112.1

Electrophysiological recordings from the neuromuscular junction of C. elegans.

Janet E Richmond
PMCID: PMC4780886  PMID: 18050434

Abstract

Electrophysiology provides a quantifiable measure of synaptic activity useful in the functional analysis of synaptic proteins. Recent advances in the application of this technique to C. elegans provides a means of coupling genetics to electrophysiological analysis, providing new insights into the molecular mechanisms regulating neurotransmission. Here we describe a dissection technique that exposes the neuromuscular junctions of C. elegans for electrophysiological analysis. This technique can be adapted to record from virtually any excitable cell in the worm.


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