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. 2003 Jul 2;23(13):5634–5644. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-13-05634.2003

Table 2.

Characteristics of spontaneous EPSCs recorded from CA3 pyramidal cells and interneurons before bicuculline application was started (before bicuculline) or 3 hr after beginning its washout (after bicuculline)


Treatment

CA3 pyramidal cells

CA3 interneurons

Amplitude (pA)
Rise time (msec)
Decay time (msec)
n
Amplitude (pA)
Rise time (msec)
Decay time (msec)
n
Wild type (WT)
    Before bicuculline 25 ± 2 2.2 ± 0.3 7.6 ± 1.4 30 40 ± 6 1.3 ± 0.2 3.3 ± 0.2 30
    After bicuculline *39 ± 2 2.1 ± 0.4 6.7 ± 1.1 21 *21 ± 3 1.2 ± 0.4 4.3 ± 0.9 19
mGluR5 K0
    Before bicuculline 26 ± 4 2.1 ± 0.3 6.5 ± 1.3 15 34 ± 3 1.5 ± 0.2 4.5 ± 0.9 18
    After bicuculline 23 ± 3 2.3 ± 0.9 6.8 ± 0.9 13 36 ± 3 1.1 ± 0.5 4 ± 0.4 17
WT + MPEP
    Before bicuculline 27 ± 5 2.2 ± 0.4 6.7 ± 1.3 17 39 ± 3 1.3 ± 0.3 3.4 ± 0.4 15
    After bicuculline 26 ± 3 2.4 ± 0.5 6.5 ± 1.4 15 38 ± 2 1.4 ± 0.2 3.5 ± 0.5 11
WT + AP-5
    Before bicuculline 27 ± 5 2.2 ± 0.8 5.2 ± 1.4 14 37 ± 4 1.4 ± 0.6 2.8 ± 0.5 13
    After bicuculline
28 ± 3
2.4 ± 0.7
4.7 ± 1.1
12
38 ± 3
1.3 ± 0.9
2.5 ± 0.4
10

Incubations with MPEP and AP-5 were started 30 min before bicuculline application until bicuculline washout. Mean values ± SEM are given. Asterisks indicate significant differences (ANOVA; *p < 0.05) compared with wild type before bicuculline. n indicates number of cells.