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Abstract
Magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) were impaled in perfused explants of rat hypothalamus. Application of a voltage clamp after 1-5 current-evoked spikes revealed a tetrodotoxin-resistant, but Cd2+-sensitive inward current. From a threshold near -85 mV, the amplitude of this current increased as post-spike commands were made to more positive potentials. Following its activation, the current-voltage relation of the cell displayed a region of negative resistance which crossed the spike threshold. This Ca2+-dependent spike after-current can therefore induce and sustain burst firing in MNCs.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3774226 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(86)90464-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046