Insect Neurophysiological Techniques

Insect Neurophysiological Techniques by T.A. Miller.

Insects as a group occupy a middle ground in the biosphere between bacteria and viruses at one extreme, amphibians and mammals at the other. The size and general nature of insects present special problems to the student of entomology. For example, many commercially available instruments are geared t...

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Main Author: Miller, T.A (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1979.
Edition:1st ed. 1979.
Series:Springer Series in Experimental Entomology,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Entomology.
Medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • I Materials
  • 1. Glass Pipette Microelectrodes
  • 2. Suction Electrodes
  • 3. The Grease Electrode
  • 4. Silver—Silver Chloride
  • 5. Wire Electrodes and Leads
  • 6. Preparation Area and Accessories
  • 7. Instrumentation
  • 8. Electrophysiological Equipment
  • 9. Dissection Tools
  • 10. Microiontophoresis
  • 11. Material Sources
  • II Actographs: Measurement of Insect Activity
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Mechanical Actographs
  • 3. Photocell Methods
  • 4. Acoustical Actographs
  • 5. Electrostatic Methods
  • 6. Electronic Methods
  • 7. Other Methods
  • III Free-Moving and Tethered Preparations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Gammon Cockroach Preparation
  • 3. Delcomyn Cockroach Preparations
  • 4. The Tethered House Fly
  • 5. Cricket Preparations
  • 6. Notes on Electrode Placement
  • IV Organ and Tissue Preparations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Transducers
  • 3. Organ Preparations
  • 4. Nerve Preparations
  • 5. Nerve—Muscle Preparations
  • References.

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