Dorsal root potential produced by a TTX-insensitive micro-circuitry in the turtle spinal cord
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Dorsal root potential produced by a TTX-insensitive micro-circuitry in the turtle spinal cord. / Russo, R E; Delgado-Lezama, R; Hounsgaard, J.
In: Journal of Physiology, Vol. 528 Pt 1, 01.10.2000, p. 115-22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Dorsal root potential produced by a TTX-insensitive micro-circuitry in the turtle spinal cord
AU - Russo, R E
AU - Delgado-Lezama, R
AU - Hounsgaard, J
PY - 2000/10/1
Y1 - 2000/10/1
N2 - 1, The mechanisms underlying the dorsal root potential (DRP) were studied in transverse slices of turtle spinal cord. DRPs were evoked by stimulating one filament in a dorsal root and were recorded from another such filament. 2. The DRP evoked at supramaximal stimulus intensity was reduced but not eliminated after blockade of GABAA receptors. The remaining component was eliminated by blocking NMDA and AMPA receptors. 3. The DRP was reduced but not eliminated after blockade of AMPA receptors. The early component of the remaining DRP was dependent on GABAA receptors and the residual component on NMDA receptors. 4. The DRP was reduced but not eliminated by TTX. GABAA, NMDA and AMPA receptors contributed to the generation of the TTX-insensitive DRP. The early component of the DRP in the presence of TTX depended on GABAA receptor activation, and the late component mainly on the activation of NMDA receptors. 5. Our results show that part of the DRP is generated by a TTX-resistant, probably non-spiking micro-circuit with separate components mediated by GABA and glutamate.
AB - 1, The mechanisms underlying the dorsal root potential (DRP) were studied in transverse slices of turtle spinal cord. DRPs were evoked by stimulating one filament in a dorsal root and were recorded from another such filament. 2. The DRP evoked at supramaximal stimulus intensity was reduced but not eliminated after blockade of GABAA receptors. The remaining component was eliminated by blocking NMDA and AMPA receptors. 3. The DRP was reduced but not eliminated after blockade of AMPA receptors. The early component of the remaining DRP was dependent on GABAA receptors and the residual component on NMDA receptors. 4. The DRP was reduced but not eliminated by TTX. GABAA, NMDA and AMPA receptors contributed to the generation of the TTX-insensitive DRP. The early component of the DRP in the presence of TTX depended on GABAA receptor activation, and the late component mainly on the activation of NMDA receptors. 5. Our results show that part of the DRP is generated by a TTX-resistant, probably non-spiking micro-circuit with separate components mediated by GABA and glutamate.
KW - 6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
KW - Animals
KW - Bicuculline
KW - Evoked Potentials
KW - Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
KW - GABA Antagonists
KW - GABA-A Receptor Antagonists
KW - Nerve Net
KW - Reaction Time
KW - Receptors, AMPA
KW - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
KW - Spinal Cord
KW - Spinal Nerve Roots
KW - Tetrodotoxin
KW - Turtles
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 11018110
VL - 528 Pt 1
SP - 115
EP - 122
JO - The Journal of Physiology
JF - The Journal of Physiology
SN - 0022-3751
ER -
ID: 33731445