1999
Modulation of a pacemaker current through Ca2+-induced stimulation of cAMP production
Lüthi A, McCormick D. Modulation of a pacemaker current through Ca2+-induced stimulation of cAMP production. Nature Neuroscience 1999, 2: 634-641. PMID: 10404196, DOI: 10.1038/10189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperpolarization-activated cation currentIh activationThalamocortical rhythmsThalamocortical activityCation currentNeuronal propertiesPacemaker currentCAMP productionPersistent activationProlonged changesProlonged activationBrief increaseDependent modulationSlow recurrenceActivationSubsequent productionCa2RecurrenceModulation
1997
Synchronized Oscillations in the Inferior Olive Are Controlled by the Hyperpolarization-Activated Cation Current I h
Bal T, McCormick D. Synchronized Oscillations in the Inferior Olive Are Controlled by the Hyperpolarization-Activated Cation Current I h. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 77: 3145-3156. PMID: 9212264, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.6.3145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-threshold Ca2Inferior olive nucleusIO neuronsGuinea pigsHyperpolarization-activated cationic currentLocal applicationDependent action potentialsPresence of apaminMembrane potentialInferior olive neuronsIntracellular recordingsIntracellular injectionPacemaker potentialsRhythmic generationInferior oliveAfterhyperpolarizationAction potentialsCationic currentRemoval of inactivationExtracellular applicationNeuronsHyperpolarizationApaminCa2Pigs