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. 2014 May 28;112(5):1169–1178. doi: 10.1152/jn.00714.2013

Table 1.

Passive and active membrane properties of layer II/III and V/VI PNs located in the prelimbic region of the PFC

Layer II/III Layer V/VI P value
RMP, mV −67.9 ± 1 −69.5 ± 1 0.21
Input resistance, MΩ 156 ± 9 102 ± 9 <0.001
Membrane capacitance, pF 176 ± 7 170 ± 13 0.73
τm, ms 28 ± 2 16 ± 1 <0.001
Rheobase, pA 111 ± 10 155 ± 14 <0.05
Sag, mV 2.7 ± 0.4 4.0 ± 0.5 <0.05
ADP, mV 3.2 ± 0.4 3.5 ± 0.4 0.61

Values are means ± SE; n = 30 for each group.

PN, pyramidal neuron; PFC, prefrontal cortex; RMP, resting membrane potential; τm, membrane time constant; ADP, afterdepolarization. P values, unpaired t-test; significant values are in boldface.