The Muscle Holder is ideally used to hold the isolated gastrocnemius muscle from the frog/toad. The holder is manufactured from perspex with built in stimulating electrodes for direct muscle or nerve stimulation experiments. As well as being robust the unit is manufactured for easy-cleaning making it ideal for student classrooms.
The isolated muscle is placed in the upper chamber with the sciatic nerve placed on electrodes located in the lower chamber. The holder has a beaker base plate which can support a beaker (150-200 ml) containing a solution in the bottom below the level of the electrodes. A silicon tube on the side of the holder, when connected to an air/oxygen source, delivers air to bubble the solution and contributes to creating a humid environment around for the muscle and nerve.
Included with the Muscle Holder holder is a bar for attaching to the MLA40
Manipulator and Stand or any laboratory retort stand.
We recommend using the Muscle Holder with the