| Literature DB >> 1281310 |
M Weckström1, E Kouvalainen, M Juusola.
Abstract
A method is described for the determination of cellular input impedance of non-spiking neurones. The input impedance is important when cellular geometry and the effects of voltage-dependent channels are considered. Cells are impaled with a single glass microelectrod and current is injected using a time-sharing technique. The cell's impedance is measured by randomly modulating the injected current and calculating the impedance as a transfer function between current and recorded membrane voltage. Corresponding coherence functions can also be calculated for estimating the signal-to-noise ratio, and also linearity (i.e. possible activation of voltage-dependent conductances) of the membrane.Mesh:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1281310 DOI: 10.1007/BF00370258
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pflugers Arch ISSN: 0031-6768 Impact factor: 3.657