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Table 2.

Biophysical properties of afferent fiber EPSCs and EPSPs

EPSC (n = 18) 23.4 ± 0.1°C 31.1 ± 0.1°C p Q10
Amplitude (pA) 80.5 ± 6.8 77.7 ± 7.4 0.61 1.1 ± 0.2
Frequency (Hz) 78.2 ± 9.5 115.2 ± 9.7 0.0097 3.2 ± 1.1
Rise time (μs) 223 ± 13 150 ± 6 <0.0001 1.7 ± 0.1
τdecay (μs) 617 ± 36 400 ± 24 <0.0001 1.8 ± 0.1
Charge transfer (fC) −71.3 ± 5.2 −47.9 ± 3.4 <0.0001
EPSP (n = 19) 23.4 ± 0.1°C 31.5 ± 0.1°C p Q10
Amplitude (mV) 3.9 ± 0.3 3.8 ± 0.4 0.8 1.1 ± 0.2
Frequency (Hz) 40.4 ± 6.1 56.9 ± 7.0 0.003 2.1 ± 0.5
τdecay (ms) 3.50 ± 0.69 1.67 ± 0.38 <0.0001 2.7 ± 0.4
  • Values are mean ± SEM.

  1. The Journal of Neuroscience vol. 39 no. 37 7260-7276
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