The phrase "a glass probe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to scientific instruments, medical devices, or any situation where a probe made of glass is being referenced.
Example: "The technician carefully inserted a glass probe into the solution to measure its temperature."
Alternatives: "a glass sensor" or "a glass measuring device".
Using a glass probe to apply pressure to the cell membrane, we have identified three classes of mechanically activated currents that differ in their kinetics, magnitude and distribution.
Additionally, RBCs were also too small and fragile for indentation using a glass probe with or without simultaneous electrophysiological recording.
Cells were subjected to a series of mechanical stimuli, by pressing a glass probe briefly onto the cell surface for 150 ms (arrows).
Hair bundles were deflected using a stiff glass probe that was fire-polished to a diameter of ∼5 7 µm, matching the shape of the hair bundle.
A 1 2 mm diameter hole was drilled at the same vertebrae and a small cut of the meninges was made to insert a borosilicate glass probe (1 mm long, 0.5 I.D. x 0.8 O.D., VitroCom Inc).
Mechanically activated whole-cell currents at a holding potential of −80 mV were elicited by indentation by a blunt glass probe as described (Coste et al., 2010).
To confirm that ASN rather than other PPK-Gal4-labelled neurons provides the feedback, we imaged PDF neurons and HGN1 neurons with GCaMP5 while inserting a tapered glass probe and advancing it to split open the anus sphincter, in a manipulation that mimicked the anus opening during defecation.
We tested this by overexpressing Piezo1 in human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells and monitoring intracellular calcium in response to pressure exerted on the cell via a blunt glass probe.
We imaged PDF neurons and HGN1 neurons with GCaMP5 while inserting a tapered glass probe to the anus slit and advanced it to split the anus sphincter, which mimicked anus opening during defecation.
We also tested the effect of Yoda1 (10 μM) in whole-cell configuration, where mechanical pressure can be applied using a piezoelectric-driven glass probe.
The cantilever was equipped with a smooth and aligned glass probe.
