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. 2021 May 14;321(1):H77–H111. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.01021.2020

Table 3.

Concentrations of compounds that make up aCSF that we recommend for the brain slice preparation

Compound (Mol wt), g/Mol aCSF, mM
NaCl (58.44) 120.0
KCl (74.55) 3.0
NaH2PO4 (119.98) 1.25
MgCl2 (95.21) 1.0
NaHCO3 (84.00) 26.0
Glucose (180.16) 10.0
CaCl2 (147.02) 2.0
l-Ascorbic acid (176.12) 0.4

aCSF, artificial cerebrospinal fluid.