Effect of blockade of Ca2+ influx on spike frequency of PCMNs in control and NMDM. Cd2+ application abolished the difference in spike frequency of PCMNs in response to current injections between control and NMDM. A, 1 and 2: control; B, 1 and 2: NMDM. Representative traces of AP trains evoked by 1 s depolarizing current (100 pA) injection during control Artificial cerebrospinal fluid and after Cd2+ application in control and NMDM. C. Before Cd2+, spike frequencies were significantly different between control and NMDM (†P < 0.05) which is consistent with Fig. 10C. After Cd2+ application, spike frequency significantly increased in both groups (†P < 0.05), with a significant greater increase in NMDM compared with control (*P < 0.05). There was no difference of spike frequencies between control and NMDM, confirming that the difference of spike frequencies between control and NMDM was Ca2+-dependent.