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Whole-Cell Patch Clamp Recordings on Intact Rat Dorsal Root Ganglia

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Take immobilized rat dorsal root ganglia, or DRG, in a recording chamber perfused with aCSF.

DRG contains sensory neurons surrounded by satellite glial cells.

Apply positive pressure to a patch pipette filled with intracellular solution and connected to an amplifier, then advance it toward the target neuron.

The positive pressure helps traverse the surrounding satellite glial cell layer and contact the neuron, forming an indentation on its membrane.

Apply negative pressure to form a tight seal with the membrane.

Next, apply negative pressure pulses to establish the whole-cell configuration. Calibrate the amplifier parameters for accurate signal measurements.

To determine the neuron's excitability,  apply brief incremental currents into the neuron, opening the voltage-gated ion channels and triggering an action potential.

Measure the rheobase, the minimum current needed to trigger an action potential.

Further, apply a ramp current to measure the minimum membrane potential at which the action potential occurs. 

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Whole-Cell Patch Clamp Recordings on Intact Rat Dorsal Root Ganglia

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