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Article: Functional properties and projections of neurons in the medial amygdala.

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Keshavarzi S; Sullivan RK; Ianno DJ; Sah P
J. Neurosci., 2014


Table 2.

Electrophysiological properties of MePV neuron cell typesa

Type I (n = 42) Type II (n = 36) Type 1 (n = 22) Type 2 (n = 16) Type 3 (n = 28) p
Vrest (mV) -72 ± 1 -64 ± 0.5 -63 ± 1 -66 ± 1 -65 ± 1 II, 1, 2, 3 ** I
Rin (MΩ) 218 ± 9 246 ± 13 305 ± 16 249 ± 18 193 ± 10 1 ** I, II, 3; II * 3
τm (ms) 25 ± 1 13 ± 1 20 ± 1 10 ± 0.5 13 ± 1 I ** 1 *** II, 2, 3
sag ratio 1 ± 0.004 1 ± 0.003 0.9 ± 0.01 1 ± 0.004 0.9 ± 0.01 I, II, 2 **** 1, 3
Rheobase (pA) 100 ± 6 79 ± 4 56 ± 7 113 ± 12 125 ± 10 I, 2, 3 *** 1; 3 *** II
AP threshold (mV) -34 ± 1 -31 ± 1 -31 ± 1 -34 ± 1 -35 ± 1 II, 1 * 3
AP latency (ms) 166 ± 23 60 ± 16 89 ± 9 200 ± 45 169 ± 35 I, 2, 3 ** II
AP amplitude (mV) 79 ± 1 72 ± 1 70 ± 1 56 ± 3 73 ± 2 I ** II, 1, 3 **** 2
AP HW (ms) 0.7 ± 0.02 0.6 ± 0.01 0.6 ± 0.02 0.6 ± 0.03 0.7 ± 0.03 I, 3 * II, 1, 2
fAHP amp (mV) 19 ± 0.6 22 ± 0.4 21 ± 0.5 25 ± 1 17 ± 1 2 ** I, II, 1 ** 3
fAHP latency (ms) 2.5 ± 0.1 1.9 ± 0.1 1.8 ± 0.1 2 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.1 I * II, 1, 2, 3
mAHP amp (mV) 18 ± 1 17 ± 1 21 ± 1 15 ± 1 14 ± 1 1 * I, II, 2, 3; I ** 3
mAHP latency (ms) 22 ± 2 19 ± 2 19 ± 2 12 ± 1 12 ± 1 I *** 2, 3; II * 3
AP broadening 0.2 ± 0.01 0.3 ± 0.02 0.2 ± 0.02 0.3 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.1 3 *** I, 1; II, 2 * I
AP amplitude accommodation 0.1 ± 0.01 0.2 ± 0.02 0.1 ± 0.02 0.2 ± 0.05 0.2 ± 0.02 II, 2, 3 ** I; II, 3 * 1
Firing frequency accommodation 2 ± 0.3 6 ± 1 1 ± 0.3 1 ± 0.3 1 ± 0.2 II ** I, 1, 2, 3
Maximal firing frequency (Hz) 42 ± 2 60 ± 2 57 ± 3 110 ± 6 53 ± 3 2 **** I, II, 1, 3; II, 1 ** I
  • aData are mean ± SEM. Definition of electrophysiological properties is explained in Materials and Methods. One-way ANOVA test with a Bonferroni post hoc was used for statistical comparison. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05. n, number of cells.

  • *p < 0.05;

  • **p < 0.01;

  • ***p < 0.001;

  • ****p < 0.0001.


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Inferred neuron-electrophysiology data values

Neuron Type Neuron Description Ephys Prop Extracted Value Standardized Value Content Source
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons rheobase (pA) 56.0 ± 7.0 (22) 56.0 (pA) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons rheobase (pA) 113.0 ± 12.0 (16) 113.0 (pA) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons rheobase (pA) 125.0 ± 10.0 (28) 125.0 (pA) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons spike threshold (mV) -34.0 ± 1.0 (42) -34.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons spike threshold (mV) -31.0 ± 1.0 (36) -31.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons spike threshold (mV) -31.0 ± 1.0 (22) -31.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons spike threshold (mV) -34.0 ± 1.0 (16) -34.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons spike threshold (mV) -35.0 ± 1.0 (28) -35.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons first spike latency (ms) 166.0 ± 23.0 (42) 166.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons first spike latency (ms) 60.0 ± 16.0 (36) 60.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons first spike latency (ms) 89.0 ± 9.0 (22) 89.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons first spike latency (ms) 200.0 ± 45.0 (16) 200.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons first spike latency (ms) 169.0 ± 35.0 (28) 169.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons spike amplitude (mV) 79.0 ± 1.0 (42) 79.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons spike amplitude (mV) 72.0 ± 1.0 (36) 72.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons spike amplitude (mV) 70.0 ± 1.0 (22) 70.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons spike amplitude (mV) 56.0 ± 3.0 (16) 56.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons spike amplitude (mV) 73.0 ± 2.0 (28) 73.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons spike half-width (ms) 0.7 ± 0.02 (42) 0.7 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons spike half-width (ms) 0.6 ± 0.01 (36) 0.6 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons spike half-width (ms) 0.6 ± 0.02 (22) 0.6 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons spike half-width (ms) 0.6 ± 0.03 (16) 0.6 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons spike half-width (ms) 0.7 ± 0.03 (28) 0.7 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons fast AHP amplitude (mV) 19.0 ± 0.6 (42) 19.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons fast AHP amplitude (mV) 22.0 ± 0.4 (36) 22.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons fast AHP amplitude (mV) 21.0 ± 0.5 (22) 21.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons fast AHP amplitude (mV) 25.0 ± 1.0 (16) 25.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons fast AHP amplitude (mV) 17.0 ± 1.0 (28) 17.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons fast AHP duration (ms) 2.5 ± 0.1 (42) 2.5 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons fast AHP duration (ms) 1.9 ± 0.1 (36) 1.9 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons fast AHP duration (ms) 1.8 ± 0.1 (22) 1.8 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons fast AHP duration (ms) 2.0 ± 0.1 (16) 2.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons fast AHP duration (ms) 2.1 ± 0.1 (28) 2.1 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons medium AHP amplitude (mV) 18.0 ± 1.0 (42) 18.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons medium AHP amplitude (mV) 17.0 ± 1.0 (36) 17.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons medium AHP amplitude (mV) 21.0 ± 1.0 (22) 21.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons medium AHP amplitude (mV) 15.0 ± 1.0 (16) 15.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons medium AHP amplitude (mV) 14.0 ± 1.0 (28) 14.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons medium AHP duration (ms) 22.0 ± 2.0 (42) 22.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons medium AHP duration (ms) 19.0 ± 2.0 (36) 19.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons medium AHP duration (ms) 19.0 ± 2.0 (22) 19.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons medium AHP duration (ms) 12.0 ± 1.0 (16) 12.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons medium AHP duration (ms) 12.0 ± 1.0 (28) 12.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons adaptation ratio (other) 2.0 ± 0.3 (42) 2.0 (None) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons adaptation ratio (other) 6.0 ± 1.0 (36) 6.0 (None) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons adaptation ratio (other) 1.0 ± 0.3 (22) 1.0 (None) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons adaptation ratio (other) 1.0 ± 0.3 (16) 1.0 (None) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons adaptation ratio (other) 1.0 ± 0.2 (28) 1.0 (None) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons maximum firing rate (Hz) 42.0 ± 2.0 (42) 42.0 (Hz) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons maximum firing rate (Hz) 60.0 ± 2.0 (36) 60.0 (Hz) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons maximum firing rate (Hz) 57.0 ± 3.0 (22) 57.0 (Hz) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons maximum firing rate (Hz) 110.0 ± 6.0 (16) 110.0 (Hz) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons maximum firing rate (Hz) 53.0 ± 3.0 (28) 53.0 (Hz) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons resting membrane potential (mV) -72.0 ± 1.0 (42) -72.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons resting membrane potential (mV) -64.0 ± 0.5 (36) -64.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons resting membrane potential (mV) -63.0 ± 1.0 (22) -63.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons resting membrane potential (mV) -66.0 ± 1.0 (16) -66.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons resting membrane potential (mV) -65.0 ± 1.0 (28) -65.0 (mV) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons input resistance (MΩ) 218.0 ± 9.0 (42) 218.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons input resistance (MΩ) 246.0 ± 13.0 (36) 246.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons input resistance (MΩ) 305.0 ± 16.0 (22) 305.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons input resistance (MΩ) 249.0 ± 18.0 (16) 249.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons input resistance (MΩ) 193.0 ± 10.0 (28) 193.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons membrane time constant (ms) 25.0 ± 1.0 (42) 25.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons membrane time constant (ms) 13.0 ± 1.0 (36) 13.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons membrane time constant (ms) 20.0 ± 1.0 (22) 20.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons membrane time constant (ms) 10.0 ± 0.5 (16) 10.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons membrane time constant (ms) 13.0 ± 1.0 (28) 13.0 (ms) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons sag ratio 1.0 ± 0.004 (42) 1.0 (ratio) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons sag ratio 1.0 ± 0.003 (36) 1.0 (ratio) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 1 Neurons sag ratio 0.9 ± 0.01 (22) 0.9 (ratio) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic smooth short dendrite Neurons sag ratio 1.0 ± 0.004 (16) 1.0 (ratio) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Type 3 Neurons sag ratio 0.9 ± 0.01 (28) 0.9 (ratio) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic pyramidal or multipolar spiny dendrite multi-branched Neurons rheobase (pA) 100.0 ± 6.0 (42) 100.0 (pA) Data Table
Other Medial Amygdala PosteroVentral Non-GABAergic multipolar spiny dendrite spare-branched Neurons rheobase (pA) 79.0 ± 4.0 (36) 79.0 (pA) Data Table