TABLE 2.Electrophysiological properties of medium-diameter DRG neurons
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Treatment | Sham | Saline Injured | Saline Intact | Clonidine Injured | Clonidine Intact |
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Cell size, µm | 40.1 ± 1.42 | 39.6 ± 1.24 | 39.5 ± 2.17 | 41.5 ± 1.38 | 39.8 ± 1.78 |
n | 27 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 19 |
Vm, mV | –63.6 ± 1.16 | –59.3 ± 0.98* | –60.6 ± 1.36 | –62.3 ± 0.87# | –62.6 ± 1.22 |
n | 27 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
Voltage threshold, mV | –35.0 ± 2.06 | –44.5 ± 1.27* | –41.3 ± 1.09* | –36.9 ± 1.83# | –33.2 ± 1.50# |
n | 27 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
AP height, mV | 64.6 ± 1.86 | 62.5 ± 1.55 | 63.3 ± 1.63 | 60.9 ± 2.04 | 61.3 ± 1.80 |
n | 27 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
Rheobase, nA | 1.4 ± 0.17 | 0.5 ± 0.05* | 0.8 ± 0.11*§ | 0.8 ± 0.12*# | 1.2 ± 0.18 |
n | 27 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
AP-D, ms | 1.5 ± 0.13 | 2.8 ± 0.16* | 2.0 ± 0.25*§ | 2.1 ± 0.12*# | 2.1 ± 0.14* |
n | 27 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
AHP, mV | 11.3 ± 0.67 | 9.4 ± 0.65 | 9.4 ± 1.16 | 9.0 ± 0.84 | 11.8 ± 1.34 |
n | 26 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
AHP-D, ms | 3.4 ± 0.39 | 3.9 ± 0.40 | 3.3 ± 0.27 | 3.3 ± 0.23 | 4.5 ± 0.53 |
n | 26 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Rin, Mohm | 27.4 ± 3.28 | 25.2 ± 2.35 | 27.6 ± 2.88 | 26.4 ± 2.13 | 35.3 ± 4.32 |
n | 27 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 19 |
aV/aT r., mV/ms | 220.2 ± 12.82 | 189.5 ± 10.23 | 192.3 ± 13.69 | 205.0 ± 15.52 | 170.8 ± 11.80 |
n | 24 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
aV/aT f., mV/ms | 105.3 ± 6.69 | –51.8 ± 3.25* | –86.2 ± 8.13§ | –63.7 ± 5.70* | –69.3 ± 5.25* |
n | 26 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
Values, expressed as means ± SE, were obtained from both L4 and L5 dorsal root ganglion medium neurons; n = recorded number of neurons. Cell size is the diameter.
* P < 0.05, PSNL group versus Sham group;
§ P < 0.05, unaxotomized (unaxot) group versus corresponding axotomized (axot) group;
# P < 0.05, clonidine-treated group versus corresponding saline control.