Depolarization Selectively Increases the Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel in Developing Inferior Colliculus Neurons
Liu S, Kaczmarek L. Depolarization Selectively Increases the Expression of the Kv3.1 Potassium Channel in Developing Inferior Colliculus Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 8758-8769. PMID: 9786983, PMCID: PMC6793528, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-21-08758.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIn Vitro TechniquesInferior ColliculiMembrane PotentialsNeuropeptidesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerShaw Potassium ChannelsConceptsInferior colliculus neuronsOnset of hearingColliculus neuronsCalcium influxChannel subunitsPotassium currentAction potentialsElevated external potassium concentrationCalcium channel blockersDepolarization-induced increaseSpontaneous neuronal activityNoninactivating potassium currentKv3.1 potassium channelVoltage-clamp experimentsChannel blockersNeuronal excitabilityElevated potassiumAuditory neuronsNeuronal activityExternal potassium concentrationExternal potassium ionsNeuronsPotassium channelsMRNA levelsMarked increase