This manuscript describes how to prepare intact dorsal root ganglia for patch clamp recordings. This preparation maintains the microenvironment for neurons and satellite glial cells, thus avoiding the phenotypic and functional changes seen using dissociated DRG neurons.
Gong, K., Ohara, P. T., Jasmin, L. Patch Clamp Recordings on Intact Dorsal Root Ganglia from Adult Rats. J. Vis. Exp. (115), e54287, doi:10.3791/54287 (2016).