In vivo voltammetry and fiber photometry in the mouse striatum

By Yanfeng Zhang, PhD and Stephanie Cragg, PhD
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Description
This protocol describes how to measure extracellular dopamine concentrations and calcium dynamics in striatal dopaminergic axons in response to electrical stimulations using in vivo voltammetry and fiber photometry.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.dm6gp32kpvzp/v1
Tags
  • Behavioral
  • Fiber photometry
  • In Vivo
  • Mouse
  • Voltammetry
Team
Team Cragg
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

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