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. 2018 Apr 18;8:85. doi: 10.1038/s41398-018-0132-8

Fig. 2. Action potential properties and cell excitability of WT and Df(16)A+/− cortical neurons.

Fig. 2

a Representative action potential trains in WT (left panel) and Df(16)A+/− neurons (middle panel) at DIV7 (upper panel) and DIV14 (lower panel), in response to a 500 ms depolarizing 100 pA current step from −60 mV. A close up of the WT (blue trace) vs. Df(16)A+/− neuron (red trace) action potential waveforms overlaid (right panel) at both DIV7 and DIV14. b Quantitative data of overshoot (AP amplitude) in WT and Df(16)A+/− cortical neurons at DIV7 and DIV14, respectively. Df(16)A+/− cortical neurons showed significant decrease in overshoot at DIV7 compared to WT neurons (t test, *p < 0.05). c Quantitative data of half width (AP duration) in WT and Df(16)A+/− cortical neurons at DIV7 and DIV14, respectively. There was no significant difference between genotypes at both time points. (d) Quantitative data of rising rate in WT and Df(16)A+/− cortical neurons at DIV7 and DIV14, respectively. Df(16)A+/− cortical neurons showed significant decrease in rising rate at DIV7 compared to WT neurons (t test, * p < 0.05). e Quantitative data of decay rate in WT and Df(16)A+/− cortical neurons at DIV7 and DIV14, respectively. There was no significant difference between genotypes at both time points. f At DIV7, Df(16)A+/− neurons (red) fired more action potentials than did WT neurons (blue) in response to large current injections for 500 ms when resting membrane potential was adjusted to −60 mV (2-way repeated measures ANOVA, genotype × current: *p < 0.05. Bonferroni post tests showed significant genotypic differences at current injections of 150, 160, 170, 180 and 200 pA). g At DIV14, Df(16)A+/− neurons (red) fired more action potentials compared to WT neurons (blue) in response to large current injections for 500 ms when resting membrane potential was adjusted to −60 mV (2-way repeated measures ANOVA, genotype × current: *p < 0.05. Bonferroni post tests showed no significant difference at single current steps)