Table 1.
Properties of unitary postsynaptic potentials evoked between neurons in Rexed's LII–V of the hamster spinal cord
EPSPs | IPSPs | |||
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Means ± SD | n | Means ± SD | n | |
Latency, ms | 1.3 ± 1.7 | 18 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 33 |
Amplitude, mV | 2.5 ± 2.2 | 18 | −1.7 ± 1.4 | 32 |
Rise time, ms | 5 ± 4 | 17 | 10 ± 7* | 32 |
Decay time constant, ms | 147 ± 417 | 17 | 165 ± 288 | 21 |
Failure, % | 8 ± 13 | 19 | 28 ± 21* | 34 |
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n, No. of measurements. The average resting potential of postsynaptic neurons was −50 ± 7 (n = 52). LII–V, laminae II–V; EPSPs, excitatory postsynaptic potentials; IPSPs, inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.
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↵* Significantly different from EPSPs (P < 0.0001).