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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-12-30
pubmed:abstractText
Intracellular recordings were made from neurones in slices of guinea-pig olfactory cortex maintained in vitro at 37 degrees C. The average membrane potential was 63 +/- 12 mV and the input resistance of these cells was 42 +/- 20 M omega (mean +/- s.d.). Stimulation of the lateral olfactory tract (l.o.t.) generated a transient depolarization in these cells which had the characteristics of an excitatory postsynaptic potential (e.p.s.p.). If the e.p.s.p. was of sufficient amplitude it culminated in an action potential. The e.p.s.p. was potentiated by repetitive stimulation at 10-50 Hz and showed post-tetanic potentiation after a prolonged period of high frequency stimulation (50-100 Hz for 30-60 s). Pentobarbitone (0.1-0.5 mM) depressed the e.p.s.p. reversibly but was without effect on the resting membrane potential, input resistance or time constant of the neurones. Pentobarbitone did not inhibit potentiation of the e.p.s.p. by a preceding conditioning shock. It is concluded that pentobarbitone does not affect the passive membrane properties of neurones in the olfactory cortex. The depressant action of pentobarbitone on synaptic transmission results from a decrease in the amount of transmitter released in response to a nerve impulse, or a decrease in the sensitivity of the postsynaptic membrane to the transmitter or a combination of both effects.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0007-1188
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
321-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
An analysis of the action of pentobarbitone on the excitatory postsynaptic potentials and membrane properties of neurones in the guinea-pig olfactory cortex.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro