Table 1.

The effects of re-cutting a preparation after recovery from dissection.

	Responsive preparation	<20 min of cutting preparation
Fast IJP amplitude (mV)	−17.2 ± 0.7	−9.6 ± 1.5ξ
Fast ATP hyperpolarisation (mV)	−12.3 ± 1.3	−8.6 ± 1.4*
Slow ATP hyperpolarisation (mV)	−8.0 ± 0.7	−6.3 ± 0.7§
RMP (mV)	−50.6 ± 0.7	−53.5 ± 1.2*
Input resistance (MΩ)	6.1 ± 1.1	5.9 ± 0.9
Number of dye filled cells	10.1 ± 0.9	7.4 ± 1.1*

Values represent means ± s.e.m., n = 12,

^*P < 0.05,

^§P < 0.01,

^ξP < 0.0001.