Chemicals
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Quantities
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0.2 N HCl
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1 N HCl |
5 mL |
Distilled water |
20 mL |
0.15 M Sodium cacodylate buffer stock
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Sodium cacodylate |
32.1 g [3H2O] |
0.2 N HCl |
25 mL |
Make up 1 L with distilled water |
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pH 7.4 |
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0.3 M Sodium cacodylate buffer stock
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Sodium cacodylate |
64.2 g [3H2O] |
0.2 N HCl |
25 mL |
Make up 1 L with distilled water |
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pH 7.4 |
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Tyrode Solution Composition
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NaCl |
139 mM |
KCl |
3 mM |
CaCl2
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3 mM |
MgCl2
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1 mM |
Glucose |
12 mM |
NaHCO3
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17 mM |
Probenecid |
1 mM |
BDM |
20 mM |
NaCl/KCl/NaHCO3 1 L Solution
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NaCl (Molecular Weight 58.44 g/mol) |
81.2 g |
KCl (Molecular Weight 74.55 g/mol) |
2.24 g |
NaHCO3 (Molecular Weight 84.01 g/mol) |
14.28 g |
Dissolve in 1 L distilled water |
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MgCl2/CaCl2 1 L solution
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CaCl2 (2H2O) (Molecular Weight 147 g/mol) |
1.764 g |
MgCl2 (6H2O) (203.31 g/mol) |
0.814 g |
Dissolve in 1 L distilled water |
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1 M glucose 200 mL solution
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Dextrose (Molecular Weight 180.16 g/mol) |
36.03 g |
Dissolve in 200 mL double distilled water |
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Tyrode Solution 500 mL solution
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NaCl/KCl/NaHCO3
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50 mL |
Glucose |
6 mL |
Double distilled water |
400 mL |
Bubble oxygen in solution for 5 min |
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2% PFA+ 2.5% Glutaraldehyde +0.2% tanic acid fixative in 0.15 M sodium cacodylate
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Paraformaldehyde powder (PFA) |
2 g |
Tanic acid |
0.2 g |
Distilled water |
20 mL |
25% Glutaraldehyde |
10 mL |
0.3 M sodium cacodylate |
20 mL |
0.15 M sodium cacodylate |
50 mL |
1 N NaOH |
4 g NaOH/100 mL distilled water |
4% Uranyl Acetate Stock Solution
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Uranyl Acetate |
4 g |
Near boiling double distilled water |
96 mL |
Dissolve UA in near-bioling water using a stirrer in a fumehood. |
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Filter UA through a Whatman #1 filter into 200 mL brown bottle for light protection |
Cap tightly and label, store at 4 °C |
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