Spinal cord electrophysiology.
The neonatal mouse spinal cord is a model for studying the development of neural circuitries and locomotor movement. We demonstrate the spinal cord dissection and preparation of recording bath artificial cerebrospinal fluid used for locomotor studies. Once dissected, the spinal cord ventral nerve roots can be attached to a recording electrode to record the electrophysiologic signals of the central pattern generating circuitry within the lumbar cord.
Meyer
Allyn
A
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Gene Expression Laboratory.
Gallarda
Benjamin W
BW
Pfaff
Samuel
S
Alaynick
William
W
D000818:Animals; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods*; D051379:Mice; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery