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Probing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in Mouse Brain Slices via Laser Flash Photolysis of Photoactivatable Nicotine
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Probing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in Mouse Brain Slices via Laser Flash Photolysis of Photoactivatable Nicotine

Probing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in Mouse Brain Slices via Laser Flash Photolysis of Photoactivatable Nicotine

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January 25, 2019

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10.3791/58873-v

DOI:
10.3791/58873-v

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10:48 min
January 25, 2019

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1Department of Pharmacology,Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2Department of Physiology,Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 3Janelia Research Campus,Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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This article presents a method for studying nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in mouse brain slices by nicotine uncaging. When coupled with simultaneous patch clamp recording and 2-photon laser scanning microscopy, nicotine uncaging connects nicotinic receptor function with cellular morphology, providing a deeper understanding of cholinergic neurobiology.

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Arvin, M. C., Wokosin, D. L., Banala, S., Lavis, L. D., Drenan, R. M. Probing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function in Mouse Brain Slices via Laser Flash Photolysis of Photoactivatable Nicotine. J. Vis. Exp. (143), e58873, doi:10.3791/58873 (2019).

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