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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Vis Exp. 2015 May 25;(99):e52605. doi: 10.3791/52605

Materials.

Name Company Catalog Number Comments
Paraformaldehyde Fisher T353-500 Make 10% solution first in de-ionized distilled water; make 4% with 1× PBS, adjust pH to 7.4
1× Phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4 Invitrogen 10010049
2% Bovine serum albumin (2% BSA) Sigma-Aldrich A3059-100g Dissolve 2 g BSA into 100 ml of 1× PBS
0.2% Triton X100 in 2% BSA/PBS (blocking buffer) Sigma-Aldrich T9284-100mL Dissolve 0.2 ml/100 ml 2% BSA/PBS
0.1 M Glycine Sigma-Aldrich G-7126 Add 0.185 g to 25 ml of 2% BSA/PBS
α-bungarotoxin Invitrogen T1175 Concentration 1:400
SMI-312 Sternberger Monoclonals SMI312 Concentration 1:1,000
SV2 Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank SV2-Supernatant Concentration 1:10
FITC goat anti-mouse IgG1 Roche 3117731001 Concentration 1:100
Silicone rubber Sylgard, Dow Corning Part # 184 Follow instructions that come with kit: can use multiple sized culture dish (30 mm, 60 mm, 100 mm) depending on needs
Vectashield fluorescent mounting medium Vector laboratories H-1000 This is not a hard-set medium. You will need to secure the cover slip with clear nail polish.
Small spring scissors Fine Science Tools 15002-08
Dissection forceps Fine Science Tools 11295-51
Software for CMAP recordings Scope 3.5.6; ADI
Disk surface electrodes Natus neurology 019-409000
Subdermal needle electrodes Natus neurology 019-453100
Conductive gel Aquasonic 122-73720
Stimulator/recording system for CMAP recordings ADI Powerlab 8SP stimulator
Amplifier for CMAP recordings BioAMP