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Article: Dichotomous cellular properties of mouse orexin/hypocretin neurons.

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Schöne C; Venner A; Knowles D; Karnani MM; Burdakov D
J. Physiol. (Lond.), 2011


Table 1. Properties of the two types of orexin neurons

Biological variables D-type cells H-type cells Unit P value
Mean SEM n Mean SEM n
Dendrite diameter 4.52 0.51 23 3.92 0.49 18 μm 0.109
Total dendrite length 860 52 23 1002 78 18 μm 0.128
Dendrite straightness 0.92 0.10 23 0.91 0.11 18 0.253
Dendrite segment length 100.2 12.2 23 80.9 10.4 18 μm 0.074
No of dendrite branches 3.65 0.42 23 5.17 0.60 18 < 0.05
Cell surface 9670 750 23 10080 1089 18 μm2 0.751
Cell volume 9375 952 23 8959 1283 18 μm3 0.791
Soma surface area 1308 59 23 1638 94 18 μm2 < 0.01
Soma volume 2880 207 23 3639 284 18 μm3 < 0.05
Soma sphericity 0.74 0.02 23 0.69 0.01 18 < 0.05
Membrane capacitance 26.71 1.13 20 34.93 2.14 16 pF < 0.01
Spontaneous firing rate 9.05 0.98 19 9.53 0.98 17 Hz 0.734
AP half width 3.30 0.19 13 2.52 0.24 14 ms < 0.05
Input resistance 949.5 193.4 9 1199 193 9 MΩ 0.133
mEPSC rise time 0.34 0.02 11 0.33 0.03 10 ms > 0.1
mEPSC decay τ 2.86 0.23 11 2.65 0.28 11 ms > 0.1
mEPSC interevent interval 258.3 4.5 5500 140.0 2.56 5000 ms < 0.01
mEPSC amplitude 19.0 3.1 5500 30.1 7.1 5000 pA < 0.01
mIPSC rise time 0.29 0.01 11 0.32 0.02 9 ms > 0.1
mIPSC decay τ 6.57 0.48 11 6.52 0.42 9 ms > 0.1
mIPSC interevent interval 1030 35 1275 1001 35 1100 ms > 0.1
mIPSC amplitude 57.83 1.98 1275 70.86 4.50 1100 pA < 0.05
Experimental variables
Cells from sagittal slices 9 12
Cells from coronal cells 14 6
Soma depth in slice 22.0 1.6 23 25.4 2.5 18 μm 0.238
No of dendritic amputations 2.13 0.27 23 2.5 0.23 18 0.329

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Inferred neuron-electrophysiology data values

Neuron Type Neuron Description Ephys Prop Extracted Value Standardized Value Content Source
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with depolarizing post-inhibitory rebound spontaneous firing rate 9.05 9.05 (Hz) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with hyperpolarizing post-inhibitory rebound spontaneous firing rate 9.53 9.53 (Hz) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with depolarizing post-inhibitory rebound spike half-width 3.3 3.3 (ms) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with hyperpolarizing post-inhibitory rebound spike half-width 2.52 2.52 (ms) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with depolarizing post-inhibitory rebound input resistance 949.5 949.5 (MΩ) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with hyperpolarizing post-inhibitory rebound input resistance 1199.0 1199.0 (MΩ) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with depolarizing post-inhibitory rebound cell surface area 9670.0 9670.0 (m) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with hyperpolarizing post-inhibitory rebound cell surface area 10080.0 10080.0 (m) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with depolarizing post-inhibitory rebound cell capacitance 26.71 26.71 (pF) Data Table
Other Hypothalamus orexin-expressing cell with hyperpolarizing post-inhibitory rebound cell capacitance 34.93 34.93 (pF) Data Table