ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT K+ ACCUMULATION IN THE DEVELOPING RAT OPTIC-NERVE
ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT K+ ACCUMULATION IN THE DEVELOPING RAT OPTIC-NERVE
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DOI:
10.1126/science.7079771
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
GUTNICK, MJ
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作者:
CONNORS, BW;RANSOM, BR;GUTNICK, MJ
K+-sensitive microelectrodes were used to study activity-dependent changes of extracellular K+ concentration ([K+]0) in rat optic nerves of different postnatal ages (1 day to adulthood). The maximum level to which [K+]0 rose with optimal frequencies of stimulation depended on age: mean maximum evoked [K+]0 was 17.2 mM in 1-3 day old optic nerves and 9.8 mM in adult nerves. The ceiling [K+]0 seen in immature optic nerves, which is uniquely large for a mammalian CNS structure, may result from a relatively enhanced rate of evoked K+ release.