Membrane Properties Underlying Patterns of GABA-Dependent Action Potentials in Developing Mouse Hypothalamic Neurons
Wang Y, Gao X, van den Pol A. Membrane Properties Underlying Patterns of GABA-Dependent Action Potentials in Developing Mouse Hypothalamic Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2001, 86: 1252-1265. PMID: 11535674, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.86.3.1252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic neuronsAction potentialsMouse hypothalamusMultiple spikesSpike thresholdFrequency of GABAMediobasal hypothalamic neuronsProbability of GABAGlutamate receptor antagonistsConventional whole cellMouse hypothalamic neuronsMultiple action potentialsPostnatal day 2Intrinsic membrane propertiesMean reversal potentialIonotropic glutamate receptorsSimilar spike patternsPeaks of depolarizationGABA excitationMembrane potentialReceptor antagonistSpike patternsExcitatory activityGlutamate receptorsSynaptic transmissionGABA, Not Glutamate, a Primary Transmitter Driving Action Potentials in Developing Hypothalamic Neurons
Gao X, Van Den Pol A. GABA, Not Glutamate, a Primary Transmitter Driving Action Potentials in Developing Hypothalamic Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2001, 85: 425-434. PMID: 11152743, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.1.425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsBicucullineCells, CulturedChloridesExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGABA-A Receptor AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidGramicidinHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesMiceNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsPatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, GlutamateSpinal CordConceptsHypothalamic neuronsReceptor antagonist bicucullinePrimary inhibitory neurotransmitterMouse hypothalamic neuronsPrimary excitatory transmitterAntagonist bicucullineExcitatory transmitterGABA circuitsGlutamate transmissionInhibitory neurotransmitterMature brainBrain slicesSynaptic releaseNeuronal activitySpike activityNeuronal connectionsSpike frequencyExtracellular recordingsAction potentialsAntagonist 2Brain developmentHebbian mechanismsIntracellular ClNeuronsGABA