title: A pipette holder for use in patch-clamp measurements.
abstract: A novel design for a pipette holder for use in patch-clamp experiments is presented. The holder is designed for use in patch-clamp amplifiers equipped with female BNC-type connectors on the headstage. In this design the glass micropipette cannot contact the Ag/AgCl electrode, thus avoiding deterioration and subsequent offset voltages and baseline current drifts of the Ag/AgCl electrode, induced by frequent replacement of micropipettes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Physiological Physics, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Buisman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ypey
mesh_terms: D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000295:instrumentation*