Table 1. Membrane potentials of sympathetic ganglion neurons at rest and during depolarization with elevated [K+]e in normal [Ca2+]e and in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ (with 200 μM EGTA added to the bath solution).
[K+]e, mM | 2 mM [Ca2+]e, mV | 0 mM [Ca2+]e, mV |
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5 | -61.8 ± 4.4 | -59.9 ± 3.1 |
40 | -31.8 ± 1.4 | -31.2 ± 0.7 |
60 | -21.9 ± 0.9 | -23.2 ± 0.9 |
80 | -15.7 ± 0.5 | -18.5 ± 0.8* |
100 | -11.5 ± 0.6 | -14.2 ± 0.8* |
*P<0.05 versus 2 mM [Ca2+]e by paired t-test or Wilcoxon Signed Rank test.