Intracellular recordings from rat thalamic VL neurons: a study combined with intracellular staining
Intracellular recordings from rat thalamic VL neurons: a study combined with intracellular staining
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大鼠丘脑 VL 神经元的细胞内记录:结合细胞内染色的研究
DOI:
10.1007/bf00231841
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Hiroshi Oka
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作者:
Tetsuro Yamamoto;Yuka Kishimoto;Hideki Yoshikawa;Hiroshi Oka
SummaryIntracellular recordings from thalamic neurons receiving cerebellar inputs were performed under urethane anesthesia in the rat. A total of 64 neurons were recorded intracellularly with micropipettes filled with 4% biocytin solution (dissolved in 0.5 M K-acetate), and cerebellar-induced EPSPs (CN-EPSPs), the membrane resistance and firing properties were analyzed with intracellular current injections. The mean latency of CN-EPSPs was 1.9 ± 0.8 ms and the mean input resistance measured in 10 neurons was 17.6 ± 5.0 MΩ. Thirty-two out of 35 stained neurons were analysed morphologically; 28 of these neurons were located in the VL, and 26 received CN-EPSPs. Their somata were round or polygonal in shape and the mean size was 22.5 × 15.2 μm. They had radially extending spinous dendrites, and the mean radii of the dendritic fields were 214.7 μm in the frontal and 171.4 μm in the sagittal planes. These morphological features were similar to those observed in the sensory relay nucleus of the thalamus.