Apamin increases NMDA-induced burst-firing of rat mesencephalic dopamine neurons

Vincent Seutin; Steven W. Johnson; R. Alan North

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(93)90675-D

Apamin increases NMDA-induced burst-firing of rat mesencephalic dopamine neurons

Vincent Seutin, Steven W. Johnson, R. Alan North

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Abstract

Intracellular recordings made in vitro from rat midbrain dopamine neurons showed that apamin (100 nM) did not alter the regular spontaneous firing of the neurons, but it increased the occurrence of bursts of action potentials in N-methyl-d-aspartate. Apamin appeared to facilitate burst-firing induced by NMDA because, by blocking an outward calcium-activated potassium current, it increased the depolarizing action of NMDA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	341-344
Number of pages	4
Journal	Brain research
Volume	630
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(93)90675-D
State	Published - Dec 10 1993
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Apamin
Burst-firing
Ventral tegmental area

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Neuroscience(all)
Molecular Biology
Clinical Neurology
Developmental Biology

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