Effects of Sodium Pump Activity on Spontaneous Firing in Neurons of the Rat Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 96; no. 1; pp. 109 - 118
• Main Authors: Wang, Yi-Chi, Huang, Rong-Chi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Am Phys Soc 01.07.2006
• Subjects: Acrylamides - pharmacology; Action Potentials - drug effects; Action Potentials - physiology; Animals; Electrophysiology; Membrane Potentials - drug effects; Membrane Potentials - physiology; Neurons - physiology; Patch-Clamp Techniques; Potassium - pharmacology; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase - drug effects; Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase - physiology; Strophanthidin - pharmacology; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - physiology; Time Factors

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan Submitted 27 December 2005; accepted in final form 7 February 2006 Cell-attached and whole cell recording techniques were used to study the effects of electrogenic sodium pump on the excitability of...