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  • Title: Brain microdialysis and its applications in experimental neurochemistry.
    Author: Anderzhanova E, Wotjak CT.
    Journal: Cell Tissue Res; 2013 Oct; 354(1):27-39. PubMed ID: 24022232.
    Abstract:
    Abstract Microdialysis is one of the most powerful neurochemistry techniques, which allows the monitoring of changes in the extracellular content of endogenous and exogenous substances in the brain of living animals. The strength as well as wide applicability of this experimental approach are based on the bulk theory of brain neurotransmission. This methodological review introduces basic principles of chemical neurotransmission and emphasizes the difference in neurotransmission types.Clear understanding of their significance and degree of engagement in regulation of physiological processes is an ultimate prerequisite not only for choosing an appropriate method of monitoring for interneuronal communication via chemical messengers but also for accurate data interpretation. The focus on the processes of synthesis/metabolism, receptor interaction/neuronal signaling or the behavioral relevance of neurochemical events sculpts the experiment design. Brain microdialysis is an important method for examining changes in the content of any substances, irrespective of their origin, in living animals. This article compares contemporary approaches and techniques that are used for monitoring neurotransmission (including in vivo brain microdialysis, voltammetric methods, etc). We highlight practical aspects of microdialysis experiments in particular to those researchers who are seeking to increase the repertoire of their experimental techniques with brain microdialysis.
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