Table 2.

Summary of desensitization time constants and the relative amplitude of AMPA and kainate receptors in different monovalent anions

	F−	Cl−	Br−	I−	Propionate	Nitrate	Acetate
GluR6
	1.05 ± 0.10 ms	5.54 ± 0.12 ms	6.56 ± 0.24 ms	2.79 ± 0.24 ms	1.06 ± 0.06 ms	1.63 ± 0.04 ms	0.76 ± 0.06 ms
	0.12 ± 0.02	1	1.22 ± 0.13	0.33 ± 0.05	0.04 ± 0.00	0.23 ± 0.03	0.07 ± 0.01
	(n = 9)	(n = 21)	(n = 8)	(n = 7)	(n = 5)	(n = 8)	(n = 5)
GluR-A
	3.60 ± 0.05 ms	2.84 ± 0.07 ms	2.22 ± 0.21 ms	1.79 ± 0.02 ms	3.43 ± 0.20 ms	1.76 ± 0.04 ms	3.41 ± 0.51 ms
	0.65 ± 0.02	1	0.77 ± 0.09	0.23 ± 0.02	0.40 ± 0.02	0.52 ± 0.04	0.34 ± 0.03
	(n = 8)	(n = 30)	(n = 14)	(n = 8)	(n = 10)	(n = 10)	(n = 8)

Data are expressed as means ± s.e.m.n, number of observations.