Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 461-477. PMID: 9242294, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal astrocytesPostnatal developmentCurrent sensitiveGlial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated sodium currentsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRat hippocampal slicesRat hippocampal astrocytesFibrillary acidic proteinPatch-clamp recordingsOutward potassium currentEarly postnatal developmentIon channel expressionPercentage of cellsSteady-state activationStrong inward rectificationStratum radiatumHippocampal slicesCA1 regionDevelopmental changesPotassium currentChannel expressionEmbryonic rats