OLFACTORY TRANSDUCTION IN Rana pipiens



frog The experimental animal, Rana pipiens
olfactory receptor neuron An isolated frog olfactory receptor neuron viewed under differential interference contrast optics.   c, cilia; d, dendrite; s, soma; a, axonal segment.   The calibration bar represents 10 μm.
recording from an olfactory cilium recording from olfactory cilia
Procedure for patch-clamp recording from a single olfactory cilium.

Left:   Schematic showing recording from a single cilium still attached to the cell (top) and after excision from the cell (bottom).
Right:   A video of the patch-clamp procedure.


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