Table 2.
Comparison of intrinsic electrical properties in wild type and jerker mice reveal no differences.
| +/+ | je/je | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octopus (n=6) | T stellate (n=8) | Octopus (n=4) | T stellate (n=5) | |
| Vrest, mV | −63.7 ± 5.1 | −64.5 ± 4.2 | −59.2 ± 4.3 | −65.2 ± 5.3 |
| Rin, MΩ | 7.3 ± 1.6 | 91.2 ± 11.4 | 8.1 ± 1.7 | 97.4 ± 14.2 |
| τ, ms | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 8.2 ± 1.7 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 8.7 ± 1.6 |
Values of resting potential (Vrest), input resistance (Rin), and membrane time constant (τ) are given as means ± SE. The Rin and τ were measured near the resting potential.