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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-7-13
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pubmed:abstractText |
Intracellular electrophysiological recordings in current- and voltage-clamp mode were obtained from dopaminergic neurons of the rat mesencephalon in an in vitro slice preparation. In current-clamp mode, a time-dependent anomalous rectification (TDR) of the membrane was observed in response to hyperpolarizing current pulses. In single-electrode voltage-clamp mode, a slowly developing inward current (Ih) underlying the TDR was studied by hyperpolarizing voltage commands from a holding potential of -50 to -60 mV. Ih started to be activated at approximately -69 mV, was fully activated at -129 to -141 mV, with half-maximal activation at -87 mV, and showed no inactivation with time. The time course of development of Ih followed a single exponential, and its time constant was voltage-dependent. At -81 mV, Ih activated with a time constant of 379 +/- 47.6 ms, whereas at -129 mV Ih activated with a time constant of 65 +/- 2.2 ms. Its estimated reversal potential was -35 +/- 4 mV. Raising the extracellular concentration of K+ from 2.5 to 6.5 and to 12.5 mM increased the amplitude of Ih while reducing the extracellular concentration of Na+ from 153.2 to 27.2 mM caused a reduction in amplitude of Ih. Bath application of caesium (1-5 mM) reversibly reduced or blocked the TDR/Ih. Perfusion of tetrodotoxin (0.5-1 microM), tetraethylammonium (10-20 mM) or barium (0.3-2 mM) did not significantly affect Ih. Ih was also present in cells impaled with CsCl-filled electrodes.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0953-816X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
1
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pubmed:volume |
7
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
462-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2003-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Cations,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Cesium,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Dopamine,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Electric Conductivity,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Electrophysiology,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Extracellular Space,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Ions,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Mesencephalon,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Neurons,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Rats, Wistar,
pubmed-meshheading:7773443-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
1995
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Properties of the hyperpolarization-activated cation current Ih in rat midbrain dopaminergic neurons.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Clinica Neurologica, University of Tor Vergata-Rome, Italy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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