Nicotinic actions on neurones of the central autonomic area in rat spinal cord slices.
Bordey A, Feltz P, Trouslard J. Nicotinic actions on neurones of the central autonomic area in rat spinal cord slices. The Journal Of Physiology 1996, 497: 175-187. PMID: 8951720, PMCID: PMC1160921, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currentsCentral autonomic areaSympathetic preganglionic neuronesSpinal cord slicesGlutamate-induced currentsAutonomic areasCord slicesTransverse thoracolumbar spinal cord slicesAgonist rank order potencyAction potentialsRat spinal cord slicesWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueNicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonistExcitatory synaptic activityPresence of tetrodotoxinAcetylcholine receptor agonistExcitatory postsynaptic currentsMembrane current noisePatch-clamp techniqueCurrent-clamp conditionsDetectable current responseRank order potencySEPSC amplitudeVoltage-clamp conditionsStrong inward rectificationPatch‐clamp characterization of nicotinic receptors in a subpopulation of lamina X neurones in rat spinal cord slices.
Bordey A, Feltz P, Trouslard J. Patch‐clamp characterization of nicotinic receptors in a subpopulation of lamina X neurones in rat spinal cord slices. The Journal Of Physiology 1996, 490: 673-678. PMID: 8683466, PMCID: PMC1158705, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamina X neuronesSpinal cord slicesNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCord slicesD-tubocurarineCentral canalTransverse thoracolumbar spinal cord slicesAcetylcholine receptorsAction potentialsRat spinal cord slicesWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueDirect postsynaptic effectPatch-clamp techniqueStrong inward rectificationPostsynaptic effectsDorsal commissureNicotinic receptorsNicotinic agonistsPatch-clamp characterizationNeuronesVentral halfReceptors resultsReversal potentialReceptorsInward rectification