- Electrophysiological setups for patch clamp
recordings in isolated
membrane patches and for whole cell recordings in cell cultures or
tissue slices are equipped with Axon Multiclamp 700A, Axopatch 200B,
Heka EPC-10, or EPC-9 amplifiers, A/D converters, electronically
controlled, micromotor- or piezo-driven micromanipulators (mostly Luigs
& Neumann) attached to inverted or upright
microscopes (Zeiss, Olympus, Nikon)
- Combined Patch-clamp and digital video-imaging setup (Axon
Multiclamp 700B /
Digitata 1440 / TILL-Photonics / Agilent / PCO)
- Combined Patch-clamp and total internal
reflection fluorescence (TIRF) imaging setup
- Horizontal and vertical pipette pullers (Sutter
P-97, Heka PIP6)
- Microforge for pipette polishing (Narishige MF-830)
- Multi-channel application systems with electronically
controlled valves (DAD, Warner)
- Fast-Step solution exchanger (Warner SF-77B)
- TTL-controlled, fast picoliter piezo applicator (Parker Instr., Pico-Spritzer III)
- Mercury/Xenon arc lamp or power-LED-driven epifluorescence excitation
- Electrical field or electrode stimulators
- Infrared-contrasting devices
- Vibration-isolated tables and Faraday cages
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