Modeling Biological Membranes with Circuit Boards and Measuring Electrical Signals in Axons: Student Laboratory Exercises

Authors

Martha M. Robinson, University of KentuckyFollow
Jonathan M. Martin, University of Kentucky
Harold L. Atwood, University of Toronto, Canada
Robin L. Cooper, University of KentuckyFollow

Abstract

This is a demonstration of how electrical models can be used to characterize biological membranes. This exercise also introduces biophysical terminology used in electrophysiology. The same equipment is used in the membrane model as on live preparations. Some properties of an isolated nerve cord are investigated: nerve action potentials, recruitment of neurons, and responsiveness of the nerve cord to environmental factors.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-18-2011

Notes/Citation Information

Published in Journal of Visualized Experiments, v. 47, e2325, p. 1-22.

Copyright © 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/2325

Repository Citation

Robinson, Martha M.; Martin, Jonathan M.; Atwood, Harold L.; and Cooper, Robin L., "Modeling Biological Membranes with Circuit Boards and Measuring Electrical Signals in Axons: Student Laboratory Exercises" (2011). Biology Faculty Publications. 73.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/biology_facpub/73