title: Modeling biological membranes with circuit boards and measuring electrical signals in axons: student laboratory exercises.
abstract: This is a demonstration of how electrical models can be used to characterize biological membranes. This exercise also introduces biophysical terminology used in electrophysiology. The same equipment is used in the membrane model as on live preparations. Some properties of an isolated nerve cord are investigated: nerve action potentials, recruitment of neurons, and responsiveness of the nerve cord to environmental factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Martha M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Harold L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Atwood
authors.forename: Robin L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003400:Astacoidea; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D025802:Electric Capacitance; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008959:Models, Neurological