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A polisher for patch pipets.

M D Leibowitz·V E Dionne
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The design and construction of a novel apparatus to fire polish patch-clamp recording pipets is described. The device positions the polishing filament in the field of view of the high-power polishing objective and uses the mechanical stage of the microscope to hold the electrode, eliminating the need for a micromanipulator to hold either the filament or electrode.

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ElectrodesElectrophysiologyGlassHot TemperatureIon ChannelsMicroscopyJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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M D Leibowitz, V E Dionne. 1987. A polisher for patch pipets.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00580286

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