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Meaning of patch clamp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A device used to measure the ion currents in individual living cells.

Examples

“We have⟳ shown that the extracellular patch clamp can be reliably used to detect⟳ extremely small currents flowing through biological membranes.”
“The effect of cenobamate on various human sodium channels (Naᵥ1.1‐Naᵥ1.8) was characterized using automated patch clamp on stably expressing cells (n = 3–4).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

patch file patch ice patch panel patch pocket patch test Patch-board

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