Title
Spontaneous Voltage Transients in Mammalian Retinal Ganglion Cells Dissociated by Vibration
Abstract
We recently developed a new method to dissociate neurons from mammalian retinae by utilizing low-Ca2 +tissue incubation and the vibro-dissociation technique, but without use of enzyme. The retinal ganglion cell somata dissociated by this method showed spontaneous voltage transients (sVT) with the fast rise and slower decay. In this study, we analyzed characteristics of these sVT in the cells under perforated-patch whole-cell configuration, as well as in a single compartment cell model. The sVT varied in amplitude with quantal manner, and reversed in polarity around -80 mV in a normal physiological saline. The reversal potential of sVT shifted dependently on the K+equilibrium potential, indicating the involvement of some K+conductance. Based on the model, the conductance changes responsible for producing sVT were little dependent on the membrane potential below -50 mV. These results could suggest the presence of isolated, inhibitory presynaptic terminals attaching on the ganglion cell somata.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1007/978-3-540-69158-7_8
ICONIP (1)
Keywords
Field
DocType
inhibitory presynaptic terminal,reversal potential,equilibrium potential,single compartment cell model,membrane potential,mammalian retinal ganglion,ganglion cell soma,new method,fast rise,conductance change,retinal ganglion cell soma,spontaneous voltage transients,enzyme
Retinal ganglion,Membrane potential,Reversal potential,Pattern recognition,Computer science,Retina,Biophysics,Retinal ganglion cell,Ganglion,Inhibitory postsynaptic potential,Artificial intelligence,Patch clamp
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
4984
0302-9743
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
1
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tamami Motomura100.34
Yuki Hayashida2167.10
Nobuki Murayama313412.33