Na+ Spike Just Above Threshold | 10th Na+ Spike in a Burst | |||
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Wild type (n = 28) | SCA1 (n = 29) | Wild type (n = 23) | SCA1 (n = 26) | |
Width (half height), ms | 0.234 ± 0.046 | 0.405 ± 0.158† | 0.234 ± 0.058 | 0.388 ± 0.118† |
Rising phase | ||||
10–90% time, ms | 0.170 ± 0.032 | 0.429 ± 0.452† | 0.161 ± 0.029 | 0.330 ± 0.333* |
Maximum slope, mV/ms | 364 ± 81 | 242 ± 135† | 406 ± 89 | 295 ± 133† |
Falling phase | ||||
90–10% time, ms | 0.158 ± 0.039 | 0.266 ± 0.092† | 0.162 ± 0.047 | 0.319 ± 0.136† |
Maximum slope, mV/ms | −318 ± 78 | −181 ± 78† | −334 ± 94 | −189 ± 85† |
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All of the kinetic parameters were significantly different between SCA1 and wild-type Purkinje cells for the first Na+spikes evoked just above threshold and for Na+ spikes in the middle of the train (10th Na+ spike). Results are indicated as means ± SD (* P < 0.03, † P < 0.01, t-test).