The control of firing pattern in nigral dopamine neurons: burst firing
Grace A, Bunney B. The control of firing pattern in nigral dopamine neurons: burst firing. Journal Of Neuroscience 1984, 4: 2877-2890. PMID: 6150071, PMCID: PMC6564720, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.04-11-02877.1984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA cellsIntracellular injectionBase-line firing rateFiring ratePotassium conductanceIntracellular calcium injectionNigral dopamine neuronsStriatal DA releaseVivo intracellular recordingsBurst-firing modeDegree of burstDA releaseDopamine neuronsExtracellular iontophoresisBurst firingIntracellular recordingsCalcium injectionDopamine cellsCalcium influxCalcium involvementBursting patternInjectionCellsConsecutive spikesBlockade