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Physiological Recordings of High and Low Output NMJs on the Crayfish Leg Extensor Muscle
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Physiological Recordings of High and Low Output NMJs on the Crayfish Leg Extensor Muscle
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This article demonstrates how to conduct electrophysiological recordings of synaptic responses on the extensor muscle in the walking leg of a crayfish and how the nerve terminals are visualized to show the gross morphological differences of high- and low-output nerve terminals.
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Wu, W. H., Cooper, R. L. Physiological Recordings of High and Low Output NMJs on the Crayfish Leg Extensor Muscle. J. Vis. Exp. (45), e2319, doi:10.3791/2319 (2010).
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