Role of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus in the generation of synchronized oscillations in vitro.
Bal T, von Krosigk M, McCormick D. Role of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus in the generation of synchronized oscillations in vitro. The Journal Of Physiology 1995, 483: 665-685. PMID: 7776250, PMCID: PMC1157809, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1995.sp020613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsPGN cellsSpindle wave generationLow-threshold Ca2Perigeniculate nucleusSpindle wavesPGN neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsRelay neuronsGABAA receptorsRelay cellsHigh-frequency burst dischargesThreshold Ca2Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusNon-NMDA receptorsShort-duration inhibitory postsynaptic potentialMarked increaseLateral geniculate nucleusExtracellular recording techniquesVitro. 2GABAergic neuronsGABAergic receptorsGABAB receptorsProgressive hyperpolarization