The firing patterns of spinal neurons: in situ patch‐clamp recordings reveal a key role for potassium currents
The firing patterns of spinal neurons: in situ patch‐clamp recordings reveal a key role for potassium currents
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脊髓神经元的放电模式:原位膜片钳记录揭示了钾电流的关键作用
DOI:
10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08208.x
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
A. Roberts
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作者:
C. Winlove;A. Roberts
Neuron firing patterns underpin the detection and processing of stimuli, influence synaptic interactions, and contribute to the function of networks. To understand how intrinsic membrane properties determine firing patterns, we investigated the biophysical basis of single and repetitive firing in spinal neurons of hatchling Xenopus laevis tadpoles, a well‐understood vertebrate model; experiments were conducted in situ. Primary sensory Rohon–Beard (RB) neurons fire singly in response to depolarising current, and dorsolateral (DL) interneurons fire repetitively. RB neurons exhibited a large tetrodotoxin‐sensitive sodium current; in DL neurons, the sodium current density was significantly lower. High‐voltage‐activated calcium currents were similar in both neuron types. There was no evidence of persistent sodium currents, low‐voltage‐activated calcium currents, or hyperpolarisation‐activated currents. In RB neurons, the potassium current was dominated by a tetraethylammonium‐sensitive slow component (IKs); a fast component (IKf), sensitive to 4‐aminopyridine, predominated in DL neurons. Sequential current‐clamp and voltage‐clamp recordings in individual neurons suggest that high densities of IKs prevent repetitive firing; where IKs is small, IKf density determines the frequency of repetitive firing. Intermediate densities of IKs and IKf allow neurons to fire a few additional spikes on strong depolarisation; this property typifies a novel subset of RB neurons, and may activate escape responses. We discuss how this ensemble of currents and firing patterns underpins the operation of the Xenopus locomotor network, and suggest how simple mechanisms might underlie the similar firing patterns seen in the neurons of diverse species.
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影响因子:
2.5
作者:
Ricardo H. Pineda;Christopher S. Knoeckel;Alison D. Taylor;A. Estrada-Bernal;A. Ribera
通讯作者:
Ricardo H. Pineda;Christopher S. Knoeckel;Alison D. Taylor;A. Estrada-Bernal;A. Ribera
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
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通讯作者:
PRINCE, DA
DOI:
10.1152/jn.2001.86.1.269
发表时间:
2001
期刊:
Journal of neurophysiology.
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Brehm,P
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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