1997
Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 461-477. PMID: 9242294, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal astrocytesPostnatal developmentCurrent sensitiveGlial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated sodium currentsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRat hippocampal slicesRat hippocampal astrocytesFibrillary acidic proteinPatch-clamp recordingsOutward potassium currentEarly postnatal developmentIon channel expressionPercentage of cellsSteady-state activationStrong inward rectificationStratum radiatumHippocampal slicesCA1 regionDevelopmental changesPotassium currentChannel expressionEmbryonic rats
1996
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