We describe the dissection of the nervous system of the marine sea hare Aplysia after anesthesia, the isolation of neurons for short term-tissue culture, and recordings of single cell ion currents via the patch clamp technique.
Fieber, L. A., Carlson, S. L., Kempsell, A. T., Greer, J. B., Schmale, M. C. Isolation of Sensory Neurons of Aplysia californica for Patch Clamp Recordings of Glutamatergic Currents. J. Vis. Exp. (77), e50543, doi:10.3791/50543 (2013).