Making Carbon-Fibre Microelectrode (CFM) for electrochemical recordings of monoamines in ex vivo mouse brain slices

By Katherine Brimblecombe, PhD and Stephanie Cragg, PhD
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This protocol is to make carbon-fibre microelectrode (CFM) for electrochemical recordings of monoamines in ex vivo mouse brain slices. This protocol is optimised for the detection of dopamine from 300 µm coronal striatal sections, using a Miller voltammeter.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.n2bvj84qpgk5/v2
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  • Equipment
Team
Team Cragg
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

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