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Article: Emergence of intrinsic bursting in trigeminal sensory neurons parallels the acquisition of mastication in weanling rats.

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Brocard F; Verdier D; Arsenault I; Lund JP; Kolta A
J. Neurophysiol., 2006



TABLE 1.Passive and active membrane properties of NVsnpr neurons classified according to their firing patterns


Parameter Adaptive Tonic Burst and Tonic Repetitive Bursting

N 53 124 23 7
(53) (124) (23) (7)
Vm, mV –57 ± 1 –56 ± 0.4 –54 ± 1 –58 ± 1
Rm, MΩ 521 ± 32vsT: vsBT, RB 347 ± 17 360 ± 32 219 ± 57
τ, ms 53.6 ± 2.5vsT: BT, RB 36.6 ± 1.7 27.8 ± 3.1 18.1 ± 4.8
(49) (121) (16) (7)
AP amp, mV 63 ± 2 62 ± 1 62 ± 3 67 ± 8
AP dur, ms 2.9 ± 0.2vsT, BT, vsRB 1.6 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.1 1.5 ± 0.2
AP threshold, mV –37 ± 1 –39 ± 1 –43 ± 1vsA, T –48 ± 2vsA, T
Rheobase, nA 0.042 ± 0.008 0.072 ± 0.009 0.021 ± 0.005 0.015 ± 0.004
ADP, % 34.9 47.5 100 100
(28) (100) (12) (5)
AHP amp, mV –5.9 ± 0.6 –7.5 ± 0.3 –6.5 ± 0.9 –5.4 ± 1.3
AHP dur, ms 167 ± 9vsT, BT 103 ± 4 82 ± 10 119 ± 25

P < 0.01,

P < 0.001 (I-way ANOVA). N = number of cells. Number of observations are in parentheses. NVsnpr, trigeminal principal sensory nucleus; A, adaptive; T, tonic; BT, burst and tonic; RB, repetitive bursting; ADP, afterdepolarization, AHP, afterhyperpolarization, AP, action potential.


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Neuron Type Neuron Description Ephys Prop Extracted Value Standardized Value Content Source
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus adapting cell resting membrane potential (mV) -57.0 ± 1.0 (53) -57.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell resting membrane potential (mV) -56.0 ± 0.4 (124) -56.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus burst and tonic firing cell resting membrane potential (mV) -54.0 ± 1.0 (23) -54.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus repetitive bursting cell resting membrane potential (mV) -58.0 ± 1.0 (7) -58.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus adapting cell input resistance (MΩ) 521.0 ± 32.0 (53) 521.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell input resistance (MΩ) 347.0 ± 17.0 (124) 347.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus burst and tonic firing cell input resistance (MΩ) 360.0 ± 32.0 (23) 360.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus repetitive bursting cell input resistance (MΩ) 219.0 ± 57.0 (7) 219.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus adapting cell membrane time constant (ms) 53.6 ± 2.5 (53) 53.6 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell membrane time constant (ms) 36.6 ± 1.7 (124) 36.6 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus burst and tonic firing cell membrane time constant (ms) 27.8 ± 3.1 (23) 27.8 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus repetitive bursting cell membrane time constant (ms) 18.1 ± 4.8 (7) 18.1 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus adapting cell spike amplitude (mV) 63.0 ± 2.0 (53) 63.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell spike amplitude (mV) 62.0 ± 1.0 (124) 62.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus burst and tonic firing cell spike amplitude (mV) 62.0 ± 3.0 (23) 62.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus repetitive bursting cell spike amplitude (mV) 67.0 ± 8.0 (7) 67.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell spike half-width (ms) 1.6 ± 0.1 (124) 1.6 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus burst and tonic firing cell spike half-width (ms) 1.2 ± 0.1 (23) 1.2 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus repetitive bursting cell spike half-width (ms) 1.5 ± 0.2 (7) 1.5 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus adapting cell spike threshold (mV) -37.0 ± 1.0 (53) -37.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell spike threshold (mV) -39.0 ± 1.0 (124) -39.0 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus adapting cell rheobase (nA) 0.042 ± 0.008 (53) 42.0 (pA) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell rheobase (nA) 0.072 ± 0.009 (124) 72.0 (pA) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus burst and tonic firing cell rheobase (nA) 0.021 ± 0.005 (23) 21.0 (pA) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus repetitive bursting cell rheobase (nA) 0.015 ± 0.004 (7) 15.0 (pA) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus adapting cell AHP amplitude (mV) -5.9 ± 0.6 (53) 5.9 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell AHP amplitude (mV) -7.5 ± 0.3 (124) 7.5 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus burst and tonic firing cell AHP amplitude (mV) -6.5 ± 0.9 (23) 6.5 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus repetitive bursting cell AHP amplitude (mV) -5.4 ± 1.3 (7) 5.4 (mV) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus adapting cell AHP duration (ms) 167.0 ± 9.0 (53) 167.0 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus tonic firing cell AHP duration (ms) 103.0 ± 4.0 (124) 103.0 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus burst and tonic firing cell AHP duration (ms) 82.0 ± 10.0 (23) 82.0 (ms) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus principal cell trigeminal principal sensory nucleus repetitive bursting cell AHP duration (ms) 119.0 ± 25.0 (7) 119.0 (ms) Data Table