Multiple mechanisms underlie burst firing in rat midbrain dopamine neurons in vitro

Steven W. Johnson; Yan Na Wu

doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2004.06.022

Multiple mechanisms underlie burst firing in rat midbrain dopamine neurons in vitro

Steven W. Johnson, Yan Na Wu

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Abstract

Both apamin and NMDA evoke burst firing in dopamine neurons recorded intracellularly in slices of rat midbrain. However, apamin-induced bursting required injection of depolarizing currents, and was mimicked by Bay K8644 and blocked by nifedipine. In contrast, NMDA-induced bursting required hyperpolarizing currents and was not blocked by nifedipine. Our results show that burst firing can be evoked in dopamine neurons via two different mechanisms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	293-296
Number of pages	4
Journal	Brain research
Volume	1019
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2004.06.022
State	Published - Sep 3 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Apamin
Excitable membranes and synaptic transmission
N-Methyl-D-aspartate
Nifedipine
Postsynaptic mechanisms
Substantia nigra
Ventral tegmental area

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Clinical Neurology
Developmental Biology

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