Table 1.

Electrophysiological Characteristics of Arcuate Tac2-EGFP Neurons

Treatment Group	Resting Potential (mV)	Input Resistance (MΩ)	Spike Amplitude (mV)	Mean Frequency (Hz)	EPSC Events/min	EPSC Amplitude (pA)	Time Constant	Threshold Current (pA)
OVX	−56.0 ± 1.3	988.7 ± 0.8	55.7 ± 2.8	1.3 ± 0.4	89.5 ± 17.5	48.4 ± 5.4	0.02 ± 0.004	24.4 ± 5.6
	n = 22	n = 16	n = 17	n = 22	n = 22	n = 22	n = 16	n = 16
OVX + E2	−57.4 ± 2.2	987.6 ± 0.7	48.9 ± 4.8	1.55 ± 0.67	101.1 ± 26.8	60.5 ± 7.8	0.01 ± 0.001	30.0 ± 7.2
	n = 15	n = 14	n = 15	n = 15	n = 15	n = 15	n = 15	n = 15

Values represent mean ± SEM of n neurons from 12 OVX and 11 OVX + E₂ mice. No significant differences were identified between groups (Student's t tests).