Noradrenergic modulation of firing pattern in guinea pig and cat thalamic neurons, in vitro
McCormick D, Prince D. Noradrenergic modulation of firing pattern in guinea pig and cat thalamic neurons, in vitro. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1988, 59: 978-996. PMID: 3367206, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1988.59.3.978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlow depolarizationElectrophysiological actionsPT neuronsGuinea pigsSlow membrane timeSpike frequency accommodationApplication of norepinephrineSingle spike activityMedial geniculate nucleusExtracellular potassium concentrationCat thalamic neuronsLarge afterhyperpolarizationSlow afterdepolarizationSlow afterhyperpolarizationAnteroventral nucleusCerebral cortexFrequency accommodationThalamic neuronsThalamocortical rhythmsThalamic nucleiGeniculate nucleusIntracellular recordingsNoradrenergic modulationSynaptic transmissionThalamic slices