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Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry to assess dopamine release in ex vivo mouse brain slices while optogenetically activating astrocytes

By Shinil Raina, Bradley M. Roberts, Stephanie Cragg, PhD
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Description
This protocol is to assess whether optogenetically activating astrocytes affects the dopamine concentration released following electrical stimulation.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.x54v92j44l3e/v1
Tags
  • Astrocytes
  • Dopamine
  • Dopaminergic neurons
  • Fast-Cyclic Voltammetry
  • Voltammetry
Discovery Team
Team Cragg
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

Meet the Authors

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    Shinil Raina

    External Collaborator

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    Bradley M. Roberts

    External Collaborator

  • Stephanie Cragg, PhD

    Lead PI (Core Leadership): Team Cragg, 

    University of Oxford

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