Here, we describe a method for loading a calcium-sensitive dye through the frog nerve stump into the nerve endings. We also present a protocol for the recording and analysis of fast calcium transients in the peripheral nerve endings.
Samigullin, D. V., Khaziev, E. F., Zhilyakov, N. V., Bukharaeva, E. A., Nikolsky, E. E. Loading a Calcium Dye into Frog Nerve Endings Through the Nerve Stump: Calcium Transient Registration in the Frog Neuromuscular Junction. J. Vis. Exp. (125), e55122, doi:10.3791/55122 (2017).