Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry to assess dopamine release in ex vivo mouse brain slices following electrical or optogenetic stimulations

By Yanfeng Zhang, PhD and Stephanie Cragg, PhD
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Description
This protocol is to assess changes in extracellular dopamine concentration following electrical or optogenetic stimulations in ex vivo mouse brain slices.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.36wgqdbmxvk5/v1
Tags
  • Dopamine
  • Ex Vivo
  • Fast-Cyclic Voltammetry
  • Mouse
  • Optogenetics
  • Other
Team
Team Cragg
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

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