Category Archives: zebrafish

Whole-cell patch clamp, part 1: introductory reading

Ever since I my interested in neuroscience become more serious, I was fascinated by the patch clamp technique, especially applied for the whole cell. Calcium imaging or multi-channel electrophysiology (recent review) is the way to go in order to get an idea what … Continue reading

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The larval zebrafish, and the adult zebrafish

Zebrafish are often used as a model organism for in vivo brain imaging, because they are transparent. Or at least that is what many people think who do not work with zebrafish. In reality, most people use zebrafish larvae for in vivo … Continue reading

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