Table 1Electrophysiological properties of Type I, Type II and Type III neurons of the BNSTALG.
Type I (n=6)
Type II (n=34)
Type III (n=11)
Percentage (%)
11
66
21
RMP (mV)
−61.0±1.753
−57.8±0.733
−67.3±1.291,2
Rin (MΩ)
266.7±52.2
297.1±21.9
195.8±38.6
Tau (ms)
25.4±2.97
22.7±1.24
19.7±2.19
Ih
0.042±0.0072,3
0.071±0.0031,3
0.010±0.0051,2
IK(IR)
1.82±0.283
2.21±0.123
3.75±0.211,2
Spike
Threshold (mV)
−42.8±1.303
−43.4±0.543
−38.3±0.961,2
Amplitude (mV)
74.8±2.88
73.2±1.213
78.4±2.122
Rise time (ms)
0.40±0.04
0.49±0.01
0.43±0.03
Decay time (ms)
1.01±0.15
1.28±0.06
1.17±0.11
Half-width (ms)
1.01±0.10
1.21±0.04
1.06±0.08
ISI1 (ms)
106.6±7.822,3
18.4±3.281
22.8±5.771
ISILast(ms)
127.9±16.183
106.2±6.793
41.9±11.951,2
ISI1/ISILast
0.82±0.082,3
0.19±0.031,3
0.55±0.061,2
fAHP Diff
−7.64±1.01
−5.26±0.61
−5.48±0.81
Values are expressed as mean±SEM. Superscript following the SEM indicates cell type differences based on analysis of variance (ANOVA, P<0.05) 1=Type I, 2=Type II and 3=Type III.
