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Article: Control over stress, but not stress per se increases prefrontal cortical pyramidal neuron excitability.

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Varela JA; Wang J; Christianson JP; Maier SF; Cooper DC
J. Neurosci., 2012


Table 2.

Summary of single action potential properties

Treatment Threshold (mV) Rheobase (pA) AP amplitude (mV) AP width (ms) AP rise rate (mV/ms) ADP area (mV × ms)
HC -50.2 ± 0.9 766 ± 63 95.3 ± 1.5* 0.88 ± 0.02 300 ± 14 116 ± 21*
ES -50.8 ± 1.2 887 ± 110 103.2 ± 2.5 0.96 ± 0.05 323 ± 14 208 ± 23
IS -50.5 ± 1.5 844 ± 77 93.3 ± 1.5** 0.90 ± 0.02 272 ± 8* 140 ± 24

  • All values are average ± SEM.

  • ↵*p < 0.05 compared with ES,

  • ↵**p < 0.01 compared with ES (Tukey's HSD).

  • HC (n = 10 rats, 18 neurons), ES (n = 8 rats, 15 neurons) and IS (n = 7 rats, 14 neurons).


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Inferred neuron-electrophysiology data values

Neuron Type Neuron Description Ephys Prop Extracted Value Standardized Value Content Source
Neocortex pyramidal cell layer 5-6 spike threshold (mV) -50.2 ± 0.9 (10) -50.2 (mV) Data Table
Neocortex pyramidal cell layer 5-6 rheobase (pA) 766.0 ± 63.0 (10) 766.0 (pA) Data Table
Neocortex pyramidal cell layer 5-6 spike amplitude (mV) 95.3 ± 1.5 (10) 95.3 (mV) Data Table
Neocortex pyramidal cell layer 5-6 spike width (ms) 0.88 ± 0.02 (10) 0.88 (ms) Data Table
Neocortex pyramidal cell layer 5-6 spike rise time (mV/ms) 300.0 ± 14.0 (10) -- Data Table