Table 1.
Summary of membrane properties of layer II/III pyramidal neurons in rat perirhinal cortex
Cell Classification | |||
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Total | LS neurons | RS neurons | |
Resting membrane potential, mV | −78.3 ± 0.5 | −77.9 ± 0.8 | −78.9 ± 0.7 |
Input resistance, MΩ | 308.1 ± 17.5 | 326.0 ± 22.7 | 281.3 ± 27.2 |
τm, ms | 69.3 ± 3.1 | 76.8 ± 4.1* | 58.1 ± 3.6* |
Spike threshold, mV | −49.8 ± 0.6 | −49.3 ± 0.7 | −50.6 ± 1.0 |
Spike overshoot, mV | 28.5 ± 1.4 | 27.8 ± 2.1 | 29.6 ± 1.8 |
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Values are means ± SE. Total number of cells is 55; number of LS neurons is 33 and RS neurons is 22. LS and RS refer to late spiking and regular spiking neurons; τm is the time constant of membrane voltage response. * τm is significantly larger in LS cells than in RS cells, P < 0.005.