VIBRATING PROBE TECHNOLOGY.

A sample annotated* bibliography by J. G. Kunkel.
* Annotation refers to the few descriptive sentences following each reference which succinctly report what the writer found interesting about the reference.

Note the different formats for Journal Article (J), Book (B), Book Chapter (C), and Magazine article (M)!

Anderson, M., E. Bowdan, and J. G. Kunkel. 1994. Comparison of defolliculated oocytes and intact follicles of the cockroach using the vibrating probe to record steady currents. Dev. Biol. 162:111-122. (J)

The authors use a vibrating 2-dimensional voltage probe to study the electrical fields measured around the panoistic ovariole of the cockroach, Blattella germanica. With the follicle cells removed a pattern of current associated with the dorsal-ventral axis was still measurable.

Buonanno, M. A., R. M. Latanision, L. H. Hihara, and J. F. Chang. 1991. Corrosion of graphite aluminum metal matrix composites. In: "Environmental Effects on Advanced Materials" R. H. Jones, and R. E. Ricker, Eds., Minerals, Metals & Materials Soc., pp. 267-282. (C)

This is a report delivered at a conference symposium on environmental effects on materials. The authors use a vibrating wire probe to study the electrical field that develops around a corroding alloy.

Hertz, C. H. 1960. Electrostatic measurement of the geoelectric effect in coleoptiles. Nature 187:320-321. (J)

This is a classical paper which describes the first galvanoelectric measurements of electrical fields surrounding a growing stem and root of a plant embryo. It demonstrates that there are electrical events associated with the gravitrophic and heliotrophic bending of plant stems and roots.

Isaacs, H. S., A. J. Davenport, and A. Shipley. 1991. The electrochemical response of steel to addition of dissolved cerium. J. Electrochem. Soc. 138:390-393. (J)

This brief article demonstrates the use of a vibrating wire probe to study the effects of impurities and additives on the corrosion of steels.

Karp, G. and N. J. Berrill. 1981. Development. McGraw Hill, New York, 692pp. (B)

A basic text book of developmental biology. Oocyte development is particularly well covered.

Kunkel, J. G. 1991. Models of pattern formation in insect oocytes. In Vivo 5:443-456. (J)

The author reviews the proposed models which have been applied to understanding the generation of dorsal-ventral and anterior-posterior polarity. The models are related to genetic control of polarity which is being studied most vigorously in Drosophila.

Kunkel, J. G. and E. H. Faszewski. 1995. Pattern of potassium ion and proton currents in the ovariole of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, indicate future embryonic polarity. Biol. Bull. 189:197-198. (J)

The pattern of potassium and protons were measured around cockroach follicles using vibrating non-invasive ion selective electrodes. This study represents the first publication of 3-dimensional data on proton flux around a living cell.

Nuccitelli, R. 1990. Vibrating probe technique for studies of ion transport. In: "Noninvasive Techniques in Cell Biology" R. Nuccitelli, Ed., Wiley-Liss, New York, N. Y., pp. 273-310. (C)

This is a detailed review of the vibrating probe technique by an investigator who was involved in the instruments development. This entire volume has several other reviews of related techniques.

Robinson, K. R. 1979. Electric currents through full-grown and maturing Xenopus oocytes. PNAS 76:837-841. (J)

This was the first demonstration of ionic currents associated with a vertebrate oocyte. The one-dimensional vibrating wire probe was used to make the measurements.