Table 1:

Spontaneous EPSCs, IPSCs, and intrinsic parameters of LVPNs within the mPFC

Parameter	Water-consuming controls (n)	Ethanol-consuming rats (n)	p value
sEPSC frequency (Hz)	1.9 ± 0.2 (21)	2.6 ± 0.3 (25)	0.04*
sEPSC amplitude (pA)	−13.2 ± 0.7 (21)	−13.9 ± 0.9 (25)	0.49
sEPSC rise time (ms)	2.7 ± 0.1 (21)	2.6 ± 0.1 (25)	0.44
sEPSC half-width (ms)	3.0 ± 0.2 (21)	3.1 ± 0.1 (25)	0.82
sIPSC frequency (Hz)	1.2 ± 0.1 (24)	0.9 ± 0.1 (24)	0.09
sIPSC amplitude (pA)	26.6 ± 1.6 (24)	24.4 ± 1.4 (24)	0.31
sIPSC rise time (ms)	4.2 ± 0.34 (24)	5.5 ± 0.5 (24)	0.03*
sIPSC half-width (ms)	9.7 ± 0.7 (24)	11.0 ± 0.8 (24)	0.24
Input resistance (MΩ)	206 ± 27 (16)	269 ± 18 (24)	0.047*

All data presented as the mean ± SEM.

*p < 0.05, unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test.