Table 1.
Excitability and morphology of TRPC1/4 DKO granule cells versus WT granule cells
Parameter | WT | TRPC1/4 DKO | p (Mann-Whitney test) | ||
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Mean value ± SD | n | Mean value ± SD | n | ||
Input resistance | 1.07 ± 0.39 GΩ | 20 | 0.89 ± 0.44 GΩ | 19 | 0.14 |
sAP | |||||
Na+ spike amplitude | 105 ± 10 mV | 35 | 111 ± 16 mV | 20 | 0.08 |
Na+ spike half-width | 1.9 ± 0.4 ms | 18 | 2.1 ± 0.4 ms | 19 | 0.11 |
Number of APs at 50 pA, 800 ms | 8.8 ± 3.7 | 30 | 7.7 ± 3.8 | 14 | 0.24 |
Synaptic input | |||||
Extracellular stimulation threshold | 620 ± 420 μA | 35 | 620 ± 380 μA | 23 | 0.33 |
Just subthreshold EPSP τ1/2 | 88 ± 58 ms | 39 | 71 ± 54 ms | 21 | 0.40 |
Morphology of apical dendrite | 25 | 9 | |||
Length | 240 ± 150 μm | 215 ± 110 μm | 0.67 | ||
Number of branchpoints | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 2.0 ± 1.7 | 0.24 |