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Fig. 1

From: The Ussing chamber system for measuring intestinal permeability in health and disease

Fig. 1

Design of the Ussing chamber system. a Navicyte Ussing system unit supporting six chambers with custom made electrical manifold. b Chamber halves showing metal pins used to secure tissue. Gas flow direction to stir buffer is depicted by arrows. c Individual Ussing chamber with voltage and current Ag/AgCl electrodes. d Birds-eye view of individual Ussing chamber showing electrode and gas inserts. e Amplifying EC825A voltage clamp box containing a volt and amp meter to record voltage and current respectively. External timer is selected to connect to computer software. Figures are original, created using Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac version 16.20

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