Table 1.

In vitro DCN cell firing rate (in spikes per second) per species and experimental condition. No significant differences were observed when comparing mouse vs rat data (p > 0.5)

		Mouse (n = 13 cells)	Rat (n = 10 cells)
Control	Predominant	21.9 ± 3.8	24.3 ± 3.8
	Maximum	25.3 ± 5.4	27.4 ± 4.8
	CV	0.057 ± 0.007	0.04 ± 0.009
Cd2+	Predominant	23.6 ± 5.4	23.2 ± 5.4
	Maximum	33.7 ± 7.9	30.3 ± 7.3
	CV	0.153 ± 0.027	0.132 ± 0.021
Apamin	Predominant	36.9 ± 7.8	44.7 ± 10.2
	Maximum	57.4 ± 14.1	52.9 ± 12.5
	CV	0.293 ± 0.045	0.198 ± 0.067