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Substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic cell (Definition)

Electrophysiological properties of Substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic cells from literature:

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Articles with extracted electrophysiology properties:

Article Title Authors Journal Year Electrophys values Neuron types
Molecular and functional differences in voltage-activated sodium currents between GABA projection neurons and dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Ding S; Wei W; Zhou FM J. Neurophysiol. 2011 12 2
The mechanism of ethanol action on midbrain dopaminergic neuron firing: a dynamic-clamp study of the role of I(h) and GABAergic synaptic integration. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Tateno T; Robinson HP J. Neurophysiol. 2011 21 3
I(h) channels contribute to the different functional properties of identified dopaminergic subpopulations in the midbrain. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Neuhoff H; Neu A; Liss B; Roeper J J. Neurosci. 2002 24 2
Regulation of action potential size and excitability in substantia nigra compacta neurons: sensitivity to 4-aminopyridine. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Nedergaard S J. Neurophysiol. 1999 7 1
Loss of Mecp2 in substantia nigra dopamine neurons compromises the nigrostriatal pathway. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Gantz SC; Ford CP; Neve KA; Williams JT J. Neurosci. 2011 2 1
Differences in Na+ conductance density and Na+ channel functional properties between dopamine and GABA neurons of the rat substantia nigra. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Seutin V; Engel D J. Neurophysiol. 2010 6 2
Endogenous calcium buffering capacity of substantia nigral dopamine neurons. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Foehring RC; Zhang XF; Lee JC; Callaway JC J. Neurophysiol. 2009 10 1
Molecular and physiological diversity of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the midbrain dopaminergic nuclei. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Klink R; de Kerchove d'Exaerde A; Zoli M; Changeux JP J. Neurosci. 2001 10 2
Nigral GABAergic inhibition upon mesencephalic dopaminergic cell groups in rats. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Saitoh K; Isa T; Takakusaki K Eur. J. Neurosci. 2004 15 3
Functional properties and synaptic integration of genetically labelled dopaminergic neurons in intrastriatal grafts. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Sørensen AT; Thompson L; Kirik D; Björklund A; Lindvall O; Kokaia M Eur. J. Neurosci. 2005 8 1
Electrophysiological characteristics of substantia nigra neurons in organotypic cultures: spontaneous and evoked activities. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Rohrbacher J; Ichinohe N; Kitai ST Neuroscience 2000 18 2
Electrophysiological and immunocytochemical characterization of GABA and dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra of the rat. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Richards CD; Shiroyama T; Kitai ST Neuroscience 1997 21 3
Pacemaker rate and depolarization block in nigral dopamine neurons: a somatic sodium channel balancing act. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Tucker KR; Huertas MA; Horn JP; Canavier CC; Levitan ES J. Neurosci. 2012 4 1
Aging decreases L-type calcium channel currents and pacemaker firing fidelity in substantia nigra dopamine neurons. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Branch SY; Sharma R; Beckstead MJ J. Neurosci. 2014 4 1
Non-linear developmental trajectory of electrical phenotype in rat substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic neurons. (NeuroElectro data) (PubMed) Dufour MA; Woodhouse A; Amendola J; Goaillard JM Elife 2014 180 1

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