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. 2021 Jun 2;4:665. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02192-0

Fig. 3. Total membrane capacitance measurement in isolated neurons from Kis and AcerKis Anopheles gambiae strains.

Fig. 3

ac Typical examples of the capacitive current transients were recorded under voltage-clamp condition at a holding potential of −50 mV following a hyperpolarized voltage pulse according to the protocols indicated above each trace in Kis (a) and AcerKis (c) neurons. (b) represents the reduced equivalent circuit of the neuron cell body plasma membrane obtained by combining a fixed capacitance (Cm) in parallel with ion-specific pathway (Rm). The decay phase of the transient was well-fitted with a single exponential in Kis neurons whereas two exponential functions were used to fit the decay phase of the transient in AcerKis neurons giving fast and slow time constants (see text for details). d The corresponding comparative histogram illustrates the mean values of the time constants calculated for Kis and AcerKis neurons. Bars represent mean ± S.E.M. (n = 9–10). The number of experiments (n) are biologically independent samples.