Article: Differential GABAA receptor clustering determines GABA synapse plasticity in rat oxytocin neurons around parturition and the onset of lactation.
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Table 1Pipette, membrane and action potential characteristics for neurons in the DMH either retrogradely labeled with DiI injected into the PVN (DiI+) or unlabeled (DiI−)
*Significant difference (P<0.05) between labeled and unlabeled neurons compared with ANOVA and Fisher’s PLSD post-hoc analysis.
Parameter | DiI− (n=54) | DiI+ (n=32) |
Resting membrane potential (RMP, mV) | −60.1±1.0 | −59.6±1.2 |
Action potential peak (mV) | 8.8±1.0 | 9.6±1.2 |
After hyperpolarizing after-potential (AHAP, mV) | −5.6±0.8 | −3.5±0.7 |
Amplitude RMP to peak (AmRMP, mV) | 68.8±1.6 | 69.2±1.4 |
Amplitude threshold to peak (AmTHR, mV) | 48.7±1.2 | 46.9±1.2 |
Threshold (THR, mV) | −39.9±0.7 | −37.3±1.0* |
Duration (DUR, ms) | 1.2±0.1 | 1.3±0.1 |
Pipette resistance (Rp, MΩ) | 3.8±0.1 | 3.9±0.2 |
Series resistance (Rs, MΩ) | 9.3±0.3 | 9.2±0.3 |
Membrane time constant (Tau, ms) | 24.1±1.2 | 23.1±1.2 |
Input resistance (Ri, MΩ) | 698±37 | 655±39 |