Current study |
Acute slice |
ACSF |
Rat |
15–20 days |
1:1 (2–3 ms, 1 nA); 100× at 0.5 Hz |
100 μM PiTX |
Yes |
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Acute slice |
Sucrose-based ACSF (sodium-free) |
Rat |
15–20 days |
1:1 (2–3 ms, 1 nA); 100× at 0.5 Hz |
100 μM PiTX |
No |
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1:2 (each AP: 2 ms, 1 nA); 50× at 0.5 Hz or 70× at 5 Hz |
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5:5 (each AP: 2 ms, 1 nA); 15–30× at 0.2 Hz |
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Debanne et al. (1994) |
Slice culture |
Roller-tube culture |
Rat |
2–4 weeks (DIV) |
1:>1 (240 ms, 0.5–2.0 nA); 50–100× at ∼0.3 Hz |
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Yes* |
Debanne et al. (1996) |
Slice culture |
Roller-tube culture |
Rat |
DIV > 14 |
1:6–12 (240 ms, 0.5–2.5 nA); 50–100× at 0.3 Hz |
Paired recordings |
Yes* |
Magee and Johnston (1997) |
Acute slice |
ACSF/sucrose? |
Rat |
5–10 weeks |
5 × 5:5 × 1–3 (2 ms, 2 nA at 5 Hz); 2× at ∼0.07 Hz |
0.01 mM bic |
Yes |
Bi and Poo (1998) |
Cell culture |
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Rat |
DIV 8–14 |
Pre: 1 (1 ms, -70 to +30 mV); 60× at 1 Hz (post: supratheshold EPSP response) |
Paired recordings |
Yes |
Pike et al. (1999) |
Acute slice |
ACSF |
Rat |
Young adult 120–200 g |
1:1 (5 ms, 1 nA); 10× at 5 Hz |
10 μM bic |
No |
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3:>1 (20 ms, 1 nA); 10× at 5 Hz |
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Yes |
Gerkin et al. (2007) |
Cell culture |
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Rat |
DIV 10–15 |
1 (1–2 ms, 100 mV):1 (1–2 nA, 2 ms); 60× at 1 Hz |
Paired recordings |
Yes |
Nishiyama et al. (2000) |
Acute slice |
ACSF |
Rat |
26–33 days |
>1 (5 Hz):>1 (2 ms, 2 nA at 5 Hz); 16 s |
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Yes |
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Mouse |
20–23 days |
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Meredith et al. (2003) |
Acute slice |
ACSF/sucrose? |
Rat |
9–45 days |
1:1 (5 ms, 0.1–0.85 nA); 30× at 0.2 Hz |
9–15 days |
Yes |
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Mouse |
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1:1 (5 ms, 0.1–0.85 nA); 30× at 0.2 Hz |
22–43 days |
No |
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1:1 (5 ms, 0.1–0.85 nA); 30× at 0.2 Hz + 5 μM bic |
30–45 days |
Yes |
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1:>1 (20 ms; 0.1–0.85 nA); 30× at 0.2 Hz |
22–43 days |
Yes |
Wittenberg and Wang (2006) |
Acute slice |
ACSF |
Rat |
14–21 days |
1:1 (3 ms, 1.2–2 nA); 70–200× at 0.1–5 Hz |
100 μM PiTX |
No |
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1:2 (20–30 ms or 2 ms × 3 ms, 1.2–2 nA); 70–100× at 5 Hz |
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Yes |
Remy and Spruston (2007) |
Acute slice |
ASCF |
Rat |
3–5 weeks |
Pre: 5 (100 Hz) inducing dendritic spikelets |
4 μM SR95531 +1μM GCP52432+ |
Yes* |
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Pre: 5 (100 Hz) without inducing dendritic spikelets |
1 μM GCP52432 |
No |
Harvey and Svoboda (2007) |
Acute slice |
Choline chloride |
Mouse |
14–18 days |
1 uncaging stimulus: 3 (2 ms, 1–3 nA, 50 Hz); 60× at 2 Hz |
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Yes |
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Organotypic slice culture |
Stoppini |
Rat |
DIV, 7–11 |
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Campanac and Debanne (2008) |
Acute slice |
Sucrose-based ACSF (sodium-free) |
Rat |
15–20 days |
1:1 (3–5 ms, 300–500 pA); 100× at 0.33 Hz |
100 μM PiTX |
Yes |
Carlisle et al. (2008) |
Acute slice |
ACSF |
Mouse |
6–12 months |
1:1 (5–7 ms, 0.5–1 nA); 100× at 5 Hz |
100 μM PiTX |
No |
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6–12 weeks |
1:3–4 (50 ms, 0.5–1 nA); 100× at 5 Hz |
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Yes |
Tanaka et al. (2008) |
Organotypic slice culture |
Stoppini |
Rat |
DIV 8–12 |
MNI-glutamate uncaging (80 s at 1 Hz):1 (2 ms, 1–2 nA) |
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Yes |
Hardie and Spruston (2009) |
Acute slice |
ACSF |
Rat |
4–8 weeks |
1:1–3 (5 ms, 1.5–3 nA); 40× at 5 Hz |
4 μM SR95531+ |
Yes |
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Weak input: synaptically driven action potentials (1–3) |
1 μM GCP52432 |
Yes |