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In vivo visualization and functional characterization of primary somatic neurons.

ABSTRACT: In vivo electrophysiological recordings from cell bodies of primary sensory neurons are used to determine sensory function but are commonly performed blindly and without access to voltage- (patch-clamp) electrophysiology or optical imaging. We present a procedure to visualize and patch-clamp the neuronal cell body in the dorsal root ganglion, in vivo, manipulate its chemical environment, determine its receptive field properties, and remove it either to obtain subsequent molecular analyses or to gain access to deeper lying cells. This method allows the association of the peripheral transduction capacities of a sensory neuron with the biophysical and chemical characteristics of its cell body.

SUBMITTER: Ma C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2933835 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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In vivo visualization and functional characterization of primary somatic neurons.

Ma Chao C Donnelly David F DF LaMotte Robert H RH

Journal of neuroscience methods 20100614 1

In vivo electrophysiological recordings from cell bodies of primary sensory neurons are used to determine sensory function but are commonly performed blindly and without access to voltage- (patch-clamp) electrophysiology or optical imaging. We present a procedure to visualize and patch-clamp the neuronal cell body in the dorsal root ganglion, in vivo, manipulate its chemical environment, determine its receptive field properties, and remove it either to obtain subsequent molecular analyses or to ...[more]

PMID: 20558205

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