title: The use of cytodex microcarrier beads in patch-clamp studies on cultured epithelial cells.
abstract: This paper describes an economical attachment substratum for use in patch-clamp experiments on cultured epithelial cells. It consists of Cytodex microcarrier beads on which growing cells present a unique profile perspective that increases the ease with which patch-clamp seals can be obtained. Cells from the mouse mandibular gland cell line, ST885, were grown on the beads and studied using standard patch-clamp techniques. The results were indistinguishable from those obtained from cells grown in monolayers on Petri dishes. The method can be applied in many types of patch-clamp experiment and used with a wide variety of cell types. It is especially useful if one wishes to do experiments in the cell-attached or whole-cell configurations and needs to add drugs or hormones to the external surface of the cell.
authors: Department of Physiology, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Poronnik
authors: D I
authors: DI
authors: Cook
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Young
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D003911:Dextrans; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000502:physiology; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D051379:Mice; D008863:Microspheres; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; C052839:Cytodex