TABLE 1

A comparison of mIPSC properties in the mechanically dissociated neuron and in the slice at the interneuron-Purkinje cell synapse




Frequency

Fast Decay

Slow Decay

Rise Time

Amplitude
Hz ms pA
Slice 2.18 ± 0.43 11.88 ± 0.59 11.89 ± 0.59 2.62 ± 0.13 15.87 ± 1.63
MDNs
1.38 ± 0.40
5.56 ± 0.52*
16.91 ± 1.99*
1.01 ± 0.06*
29.41 ± 3.87*
  • MDNs, mechanically dissociated neurons.

  • * P < 0.05, Student's t test [comparison between slice (n = 8) and MDN (n = 9) data].