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Article: Corticotropin-releasing hormone directly activates noradrenergic neurons of the locus ceruleus recorded in vitro.

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Jedema HP; Grace AA
J. Neurosci., 2004


Table 1.

Action potential characteristics

Control CRH
Threshold (in millivolts) −45.9 ± 2.1 −45.7 ± 2.1
Amplitude (in millivolts) 71.7 ± 1.2 71.3 ± 1.2
Duration (in milliseconds) 2.0 ± 0.1 2.0 ± 0.1
AHP (in millivolts) 20.4 ± 0.5 20.3 ± 0.6
Interspike interval (in milliseconds) 585 ± 114 a421 ± 84
Rate of repolarization (in millivolts per second) 55 ± 7 a74 ± 9
  • Data show the characteristics of spontaneously occurring action potentials recorded during a 5 sec epoch of maximal CRH-evoked activation compared with the same number of action potentials recorded immediately before CRH administration (2 pulses for each neuron) in 10 LC neurons.

  • a p < 0.05.


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Inferred neuron-electrophysiology data values

Neuron Type Neuron Description Ephys Prop Extracted Value Standardized Value Content Source
Locus coeruleus noradrenergic neuron AHP amplitude 20.4 ± 0.5 (4) 20.4 (mV) Data Table
Locus coeruleus noradrenergic neuron spike max decay slope 55.0 ± 7.0 (4) 55.0 (mV/ms) Data Table
Locus coeruleus noradrenergic neuron spike threshold -45.9 ± 2.1 (4) -45.9 (mV) Data Table
Locus coeruleus noradrenergic neuron spike amplitude 71.7 ± 1.2 (4) 71.7 (mV) Data Table
Locus coeruleus noradrenergic neuron spike width 2.0 ± 0.1 (4) 2.0 (ms) Data Table