Using a patch-clamp technique in the whole-cell configuration, we examined electrophysiological properties of neurons of the trigeminal ganglion of rats; experiments were carried out under conditions of primary culture. The diameter of the somata of cultured neurons varied from 12 to 50 μm. According to types of electrical activity, all neurons were divided into three groups. After application of a longlasting depolarizing current pulse, neurons with diameter of the soma 30 μm or more generated single action potentials (AP). Tonic activity (AP trains of different patterns) was typical of smaller neurons. The AP parameters of neurons belonging to different groups were significantly dissimilar.
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Tel’ka, M.V., Rykhal’skii, O.V. & Veselovskii, N.S. Electrophysiological Properties of Cultured Neurons of the Rat Trigeminal Ganglion. Neurophysiology 45, 84–88 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11062-013-9340-2
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