title: Preparation of hippocampal brain slices.
abstract: This unit presents a procedure for the preparation of acute mammalian hippocampal slices for electrophysiological recording. Although this protocol should not be taken as the only means of making brain slices, it is a widely-used typical procedure. It is simple and straightforward. It can be used on a variety of mammalian species, though it is discussed here for use in rats.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Madison
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Edson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004210:Dissection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology