Postnatal development of synchronized network oscillations in the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei
McCormick D, Trent F, Ramoa A. Postnatal development of synchronized network oscillations in the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 5739-5752. PMID: 7643215, PMCID: PMC6577643, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-08-05739.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsLow-threshold Ca2PGN neuronsIntracellular recordingsAction potentialsSpindle wavesPostnatal developmentGABAA receptorsRelay cellsElectrophysiological propertiesGABAA antagonist bicuculline methiodideHigh-frequency burst dischargesThreshold Ca2Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusSpindle wave generationNetwork oscillationsDorsal lateral geniculateAction potential firingLateral geniculate nucleusThalamocortical relay cellsSynchronized network oscillationsBarrages of EPSPsLGNd relay cellsHigh-frequency burstsAcetylcholine excites GABAergic neurons of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus through nicotinic receptors
Lee K, McCormick D. Acetylcholine excites GABAergic neurons of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus through nicotinic receptors. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1995, 73: 2123-2128. PMID: 7623105, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1995.73.5.2123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction of acetylcholineSingle spike activityPerigeniculate nucleusPGN cellsGABAergic neuronsSpike activityLocal applicationDirect postsynaptic actionFerret thalamic slicesNicotinic antagonist hexamethoniumIntracellular recording techniquesAction potential firingLow-threshold Ca2Slow hyperpolarizing responseVitro. 2Antagonist hexamethoniumMembrane conductancePostsynaptic actionsGABAergic cellsMuscarinic antagonistMuscarinic receptorsDepolarizing responsePGN neuronsHyperpolarizing responseSynaptic transmission