Article: The corticostriatal input to giant aspiny interneurons in the rat: a candidate pathway for synchronising the response to reward-related cues.
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Table 1Comparison of cellular properties of giant aspiny interneurons with spiny projection neurons recorded in vivo
All measurements were made without the injection of holding current. Values are mean±S.D. Significant differences between giant aspiny interneurons and spiny projection neurons were indicated by * (p<0.05), ** (p<0.01), *** (p<0.001).
Cellular property | Giant aspiny interneurons (n=13) | Spiny projection neurons (n=13) | |
Firing properties | Rate (Hz) | 3.0±1.5* | 1.5±2.0 |
Predominant pattern | tonic | phasic | |
Action potentials | Firing threshold (mV) | −53.1±4.6 | −51.7±3.7 |
Duration (ms) | 0.76±0.16 ** | 0.58±0.12 | |
Amplitude (mV) | 72.3±9.3 * | 81.6±11.7 | |
AHP amplitude (mV) | 7.1±3.0 | 9.2±2.7 | |
Response to current injection | Hyperpolarisation-induced sag | yes | no |
Input resistance (MΩ) | 31.1±13.6 | 37.2±9.6 | |
Membrane potential fluctuations | Average hyperpolarised potential (μ1; mV) | −58.9±5.2 *** | −86.5±4.9 |
Average depolarised potential (μ2; mV) | −56.7±5.2 *** | −68.3±7.6 |