Table 1
Electrophysiological properties of the CCPs and the TTCs
CCP (n = 22) | TTC (n = 35) | |
Access (MΩ) | 23.7 ± 5.4 | 21.9 ± 4.9 |
First AP in train | ||
AP amplitude (mV) | 59.6 ± 5.5 | 63.0 ± 5.3* |
AP duration (ms) | 4.29 ± 0.64 | 3.09 ± 0.52*** |
AP duration at half amplitude (ms) | 1.93 ± 0.31 | 1.35 ± 0.24*** |
AP rise time (ms) | 1.05 ± 0.16 | 0.80 ± 0.15*** |
AP fall time (ms) | 3.24 ± 0.55 | 2.29 ± 0.41*** |
Fast AHP (mV) | -2.2 ± 4.1 | 3.7 ± 3.5*** |
Second AP in train | ||
AP amplitude (mV) | 45 ± 11 | 63 ± 6*** |
AP duration (ms) | 7.2 ± 1.2 | 6.0 ± 0.7*** |
AP duration at half amplitude (ms) | 2.87 ± 0.88 | 2.06 ± 0.35*** |
AP rise time (ms) | 1.99 ± 0.39 | 1.25 ± 0.26*** |
AP fall time (ms) | 5.2 ± 1.1 | 4.7 ± 0.7 |
IV analysis | ||
Time to hyperpol peak (s) | 0.194 ± 0.033 | 0.417 ± 0.430** |
Input resistance for peak (MΩ) | 228 ± 92 | 64 ± 19*** |
Input resistance for steady state (MΩ) | 183 ± 67 | 51 ± 15*** |
Maximum sag (mV) | 6.6 ± 3.9 | 5.8 ± 3.4 |
Decay time constant for Δ pulse (ms) | 20.0 ± 5.8 | 17.5 ± 4.7 |
AP threshold (mV) | -32.3 ± 5.6 | -39.4 ± 2.6*** |
Slow AHP (mV) | 7.1 ± 3.2 | 8.6 ± 2.9 |
Step current | ||
Average delay to first spike (s) | 0.031 ± 0.013 | 0.026 ± 0.012 |
Current-discharge slope (Hz nA-1) | 27.6 ± 28.5 | 26.2 ± 5.7 |
Initial burst interval (s) | 0.052 ± 0.047 | 0.081 ± 0.049* |
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Note: Mean ± SD, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, P value is from Student t-test; AHP = after hyperpolarization.