If an experimenter wants to apply a neurotransmitter molecule in the middle of a recording session using a patch clamp experiment to measure the effects of the neurotransmitter on ligand-gated ion channels, which experimental approach in most commonly used?

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The outside-out patch clamp technique is most commonly used for applying neurotransmitters or other substances to the extracellular side of ion channels during a recording session. This method allows for the direct measurement of ion channel activity in response to the applied substance.

If an Experimenter Wants to Apply a Neurotransmitter Molecule in the Middle