Comparative physiological and serotoninergic properties of pulvinar neurons in the monkey, cat and ferret
Monckton J, McCormick D. Comparative physiological and serotoninergic properties of pulvinar neurons in the monkey, cat and ferret. Thalamus & Related Systems 2003, 2: 239-252. DOI: 10.1016/s1472-9288(03)00022-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApplication of serotoninThalamocortical neuronsLow-threshold Ca2Pulvinar neuronsThreshold Ca2Hyperpolarization-activated cation currentSingle spike activityBasic electrophysiological propertiesDistinct firing modesProminent hyperpolarizationMembrane potassium conductanceSerotoninergic propertiesSignificant species-dependent differencesSpike activityCation currentMonkey neuronsElectrophysiological propertiesPotassium conductanceNeuronsPharmacological propertiesSerotoninMonkeysCatsPulvinarSpecies-dependent differences