The magnitudes of hyperpolarization-activated and low-voltage-activated potassium currents co-vary in neurons of the ventral cochlear nucleus

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 630 - 640
• Main Authors: Cao, Xiao-Jie, Oertel, Donata
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.08.2011
• Subjects: Animals; Cochlear Nucleus - cytology; Cochlear Nucleus - physiology; Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels - deficiency; Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels - physiology; Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels; Membrane Potentials - genetics; Mice; Mice, 129 Strain; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Inbred ICR; Mice, Knockout; Mice, Transgenic; Neural Inhibition - genetics; Neurons - classification; Neurons - physiology; Octopus; Potassium Channels - deficiency; Potassium Channels - genetics; Potassium Channels - physiology; Species Specificity

In the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN), neurons have hyperpolarization-activated conductances, which in some cells are enormous, that contribute to the ability of neurons to convey acoustic information in the timing of their firing by decreasing the input resistance and speeding-up voltage changes. C...