ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF LUTEINIZING-HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE - INTRACELLULAR STUDIES IN THE RAT HIPPOCAMPAL SLICE PREPARATION

被引:31
作者
WONG, M
EATON, MJ
MOSS, RL
机构
[1] Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
关键词
Accommodation; Afterhyperpolarization; Ca1; neurons; Neuropeptide;
D O I
10.1002/syn.890050106
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The electrophysilogical effects of luteinizing hormone‐releasing hormone (LHRH) on CA1 pyramidal cells were investigated utilizing intracellular recodings from the in vitro rat hippocampal slce preparation. Bath application of LHRH (10‐7‐10‐12M) resulted in several changes in the electrophysiological properties of CA1 neurons. LHRH induced a long‐lasting depolarization associated with increased input resitance, and decrease in the afterhyperpolarization associated with increased input resistance, ad decrease in the afterhyperpolarization (AHP) following a train of action potentials, and a reduction in accommodation of repetitive cell discharge. These effects were blocked by the synthetic LHRH antagonist [Ac‐δ‐Pro1, pCl‐D‐Phe2, D‐Trp3,6]‐LHRH. These findings provide electrophysiological evidence for the role of LHRH as a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator in the hippocampus. Copyright © 1990 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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页数:6
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