Table 2.

Comparison of short- and long-lasting excitatory responses of thoracic spinal neuron receiving noxious cardiac input in GER and control animals

Groups and Neuron Classes	n	Spontaneous Activity, imp/s	Latency, s	Excitatory Response, imp/s	Duration of Responses, s
GER
SL-E	20	15.9 ± 3.9*	5.1 ± 0.7	34.6 ± 5.2†	75.9 ± 3.8
LL-E	19	9.7 ± 2.0	6.7 ± 0.8	30.0 ± 4.5†	136.5 ± 8.0
Control
SL-E	12	6.5 ± 2.5	6.5 ± 1.4	11.0 ± 3.4	63.9 ± 7.1
LL-E	11	10.3 ± 2.3	7.7 ± 0.9	15.9 ± 2.8	136.1 ± 6.3

SL-E, neuron with short-lasting excitatory response. LL-E, neuron with long-lasting excitatory response.

^*P < 0.05,

^†P < 0.01 compared to corresponding activity of control group.