Two types of muscarinic response to acetylcholine in mammalian cortical neurons.
McCormick D, Prince D. Two types of muscarinic response to acetylcholine in mammalian cortical neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 6344-6348. PMID: 3862134, PMCID: PMC391050, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.18.6344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidInput resistanceMuscarinic responsesPyramidal neuronsPyramidal cellsInhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidNeurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidShort-latency depolarizationsShort-latency inhibitionMammalian cortical neuronsNeuronal input resistanceSlow excitatory responsesApplication of acetylcholineVoltage-dependent depolarizationCholinergic inhibitionExcitatory responsesCholinergic receptorsVoltage-dependent increaseCortical slicesGABAergic interneuronsNicotinic antagonistsCholinergic agonistsCortical neuronsSlow depolarizationNeocortical neurons