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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
1. Electrical behaviour of ganglion cells in the myenteric plexus of the guinea-pig stomach was investigated using intracellular recording methods. 2. Three subpopulations were identified and classified for convenience of discussion as gastric I, II and III neurones. Gastric I neurones were characterized by repetitive spike discharge during depolarizing current pulses and by higher input resistance than the other types. Gastric II neurones discharged one or two spikes only at the onset of long-lasting depolarizing current pulses. Gastric III neurones did not discharge spikes to depolarizing current pulses and had higher membrane potentials and lower input resistances than the other types. Non-stimulus evoked discharge ('spontaneous' discharge) did not occur in any of the neurones. 3. Resting membrane potentials were generated primarily by resting K+ conductance, but were smaller than the estimated K+ equilibrium potential. Analysis based on the constant field equation predicted lower K+ conductance in gastric I than in gastric III neurones. 4. Action potentials in gastric I and II neurones were suppressed or blocked by tetrodotoxin. Spikes that were broadened by tetraethylammonium appeared to have an inward component of Ca2+ current. 5. Hyperpolarizing after-potentials were associated with the spikes of both kinds of neurones. These after-potentials had much shorter duration (less than 300 ms) than the post-spike hyperpolarization of AH/type 2 intestinal neurones and unlike intestinal neurones there was no latency between the positive after-potential of the spike and the onset of the hyperpolarization. After-hyperpolarization in the gastric neurones was enhanced when the spikes were broadened by tetraethylammonium and was suppressed by removal of Ca2+ from the bathing solution. 6. Treatment with either tetraethylammonium or 4-aminopyridine enhanced excitability and induced 'spontaneously' occurring repetitive spike discharge. 7. The electrophysiological behaviour of gastric myenteric neurones differed significantly from intestinal neurones. This was interpreted as specialization of the neural networks that control and co-ordinate the activity of vastly different effector systems in the two regions of the alimentary canal.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-3751
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
417
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
501-18
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Electrical behaviour of myenteric neurones in the gastric corpus of the guinea-pig.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1238.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't