Sucrose gap longevity is markedly improved by addition of lanthanum to the sucrose.
The addition of low concentrations of lanthanum to the sucrose in the double sucrose gap technique for the study of giant axons significantly prolongs longevity and decreases drift.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D007811:Lanthanum; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008722:Methods; D008121:Nephropidae; D013395:Sucrose
D013395:Sucrose; D007811:Lanthanum