5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE MODULATES SPIKE FREQUENCY REGULATION IN RETICULOSPINAL NEURONS INVOLVED IN THE CONTROL OF LOCOMOTION IN LAMPREY

被引:15
作者
DIPRISCO, GV [1 ]
DUBUC, R [1 ]
WALLEN, P [1 ]
GRILLNER, S [1 ]
机构
[1] KAROLINSKA INST,NOBEL INST NEUROPHYSIOL,BOX 60400,S-10401 STOCKHOLM 60,SWEDEN
关键词
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; RETICULOSPINAL NEURON; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; CA2+-ACTIVATED K+ CHANNEL; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LOCOMOTION; LAMPREY;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(92)90535-F
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
To investigate the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on reticulospinal neurons involved in the initiation and control of locomotion in lamprey, 5-HT (10 mM) was locally pressure ejected on the dorsal surface of the brainstem during intracellular recordings from identified reticulospinal neurons in the in vitro brainstem-spinal cord preparation. 5-HT induced a reduction of the late afterhyperpolarization (AHP) following the spike due to a reduction of a Ca2+-activated K+ current. In addition, 5-HT caused a resting membrane hyperpolarization in a proportion of these cells. Due to the 5-HT induced reduction of the AHP, reticulospinal cells, including those that became hyperpolarized by an application of 5-HT, discharged at a higher rate after 5-HT as a response to the same excitatory drive.
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页码:279 / 283
页数:5
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