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The central nucleus of the rat amygdala: in vitro intracellular recordings

M C Schiess et al. Brain Res. 1993.

Abstract

Membrane properties of neurons from the central nucleus of the rat amygdala (ACe) were analyzed using intracellular current-clamp recordings from in vitro coronal slices of adult rat amygdala. Two types of neurons were identified and classified according to their accommodation characteristics and the nature of their afterhyperpolarizations (AHP). Type A neurons represented 74% of the population and were identified by a lack of accommodation and a medium-AHP (m-AHP) in response to transient (100 ms) depolarizing current injection. The m-AHP was defined by a fast decay time constant with a mean tau AHP = 113.6 ms. In both Type A and Type B ACe cells the m-AHP can be reduced with cadmium and rubidium. Type B neurons represented 26% of the population and were identified by the presence of accommodation and a long duration slow-AHP (s-AHP) following the m-AHP. The s-AHP was defined by a slow decay time constant with a mean tau AHP = 1.7 s. The s-AHP was similar to the AHP mediated by IAHP, a long duration calcium-dependent, noradrenaline-sensitive current present in hippocampal neurons. In Type B cells, the s-AHP was reduced by cadmium and noradrenaline. There was no significant difference between Type A and B ACe neurons in passive electrical properties such as the membrane input resistance (RiA = 113 M omega, RiB = M omega), and the membrane time constant (tau A = 15 ms, tau B = 16 ms). However, there was a statistically significant difference in the resting membrane potentials of Type A and B ACe neurons (RMPA = -67 mV; RMPB = -63 mV). These data suggest that the characteristic active membrane properties displayed by Type A and Type B neurons will determine the ability of each type to integrate and encode neuronal information.

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