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Article: Spontaneous activity and properties of two types of principal neurons from the ventral tegmental area of rat.

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Koyama S; Kanemitsu Y; Weight FF
J. Neurophysiol., 2005

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Neuron Type Neuron Description Ephys Prop Extracted Value Standardized Value Content Source
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area irregular-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron AHP voltage (mV) -60.1 ± 0.7 (43) -60.1 (mV) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area tonic-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron AHP voltage (mV) -67.9 ± 0.9 (40) -67.9 (mV) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area irregular-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron cell capacitance (pF) 29.4 ± 2.1 (15) 29.4 (pF) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area tonic-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron cell capacitance (pF) 24.2 ± 2.0 (20) 24.2 (pF) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area tonic-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron input resistance (MΩ) 1097.0 ± 162.0 (14) 1097.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area irregular-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron input resistance (MΩ) 896.0 ± 49.0 (19) 896.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area irregular-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron spike amplitude (mV) 63.6 ± 1.2 (43) 63.6 (mV) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area tonic-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron spike amplitude (mV) 66.0 ± 1.7 (40) 66.0 (mV) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area tonic-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron spike half-width (ms) 3.3 ± 0.1 (40) 3.3 (ms) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area irregular-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron spike half-width (ms) 3.8 ± 0.1 (43) 3.8 (ms) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area tonic-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron spike threshold (mV) -40.5 ± 0.5 (40) -40.5 (mV) Data Table
Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron Mesencephalon ventral tegemental area irregular-firing tyrosine hydroxylase-positive, glutamic acid decarboxylase-negative, calretinin-positive, parvalbumin-negative dopaminergic neuron spike threshold (mV) -41.2 ± 0.7 (43) -41.2 (mV) Data Table

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Metadata values

Experimental condition Value
Species Rats
ElectrodeType Patch-clamp
Strain Sprague-Dawley
PrepType in vitro
AnimalAge 12.0 - 16.0
RecTemp 34.0
JxnPotential Corrected
JxnOffset 15.0
InternalSolution 5.0
ExternalSolution 5.0
internal_0_pH 7.2
internal_0_Mg 4.0
internal_0_Na 0.6
internal_0_K 130.0
internal_0_GTP 0.3
internal_0_ATP 4.0
internal_0_EGTA 0.2
internal_0_HEPES 10.0
internal_0_Cl 10.0
external_0_pH 7.3
external_0_Mg 1.0
external_0_Na 145.0
external_0_K 2.5
external_0_HEPES 10.0
external_0_Cl 153.5
external_0_Ca 2.0
external_0_glucose 10.0

Data table listing

Data Table Article Title Authors Journal Year Table needs expert? Ephys table mentions Curated by Times validated
628 Spontaneous activity and properties of two types of principal neurons from the ventral tegmental area of rat. Koyama S; Kanemitsu Y; Weight FF J. Neurophysiol. 2005 False 6 Shreejoy Tripathy, Patrick Savage, Athanasios Kritharis, 7
627 Spontaneous activity and properties of two types of principal neurons from the ventral tegmental area of rat. Koyama S; Kanemitsu Y; Weight FF J. Neurophysiol. 2005 False 0 None