A.N. Tupolev Kazan National Research Technical University

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

Loading a Calcium Dye into Frog Nerve Endings Through the Nerve Stump: Calcium Transient Registration in the Frog Neuromuscular Junction

Dmitry V. Samigullin^1,2,3, Eduard F. Khaziev^1,2,3, Nikita V. Zhilyakov^1,2, Ellya A. Bukharaeva^1,2, Eugeny E. Nikolsky^1,2,4

¹Laboratory of Biophysics of Synaptic Processes, Kazan Scientific Centre, Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ²Open Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Kazan Federal University, ³Department of Radiophotonics and Microwave Technologies, A.N. Tupolev Kazan National Research Technical University, ⁴Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Kazan State Medical University

Here, we describe a method for loading a calcium-sensitive dye through the frog nerve stump into the nerve endings. We also present a protocol for the recording and analysis of fast calcium transients in the peripheral nerve endings.

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Registration of Calcium Transients in Mouse Neuromuscular Junction with High Temporal Resolution using Confocal Microscopy

Nikita V. Zhilyakov¹, Arsenii Y. Arkhipov¹, Eduard F. Khaziev^1,2, Marat A. Mukhamedyarov³, Dmitry V. Samigullin^1,2

¹Laboratory of Biophysics of Synaptic Processes, Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, ²Department of Radiophotonics and Microwave Technologies, Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev, ³Department of Normal Physiology, Kazan State Medical University

The protocol describes the method of loading a fluorescent calcium dye through the cut nerve into mouse motor nerve terminals. In addition, a unique method for recording fast calcium transients in the peripheral nerve endings using confocal microscopy is presented.