Classification of projection neurons and interneurons in the rat lateral amygdala based upon cluster analysis. Export

@article{citeulike:5936007, abstract = {Neurons in the rat lateral amygdala in situ were classified based upon electrophysiological and molecular parameters, as studied by patch-clamp, single-cell RT-PCR and unsupervised cluster analyses. Projection neurons (class I) were characterized by low firing rates, frequency adaptation and expression of the vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT1). Two classes were distinguished based upon electrotonic properties and the presence (IB) or absence (IA) of vasointestinal peptide (VIP). Four classes of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67) containing interneurons were encountered. Class III reflected "classical" interneurons, generating fast spikes with no frequency adaptation. Class II neurons generated fast spikes with early frequency adaptation and differed from class III by the presence of VIP and the relatively rare presence of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and somatostatin (SOM). Class IV and V were not clearly separated by molecular markers, but by membrane potential values and spike patterns. Morphologically, projection neurons were large, spiny cells, whereas the other neuronal classes displayed smaller somata and spine-sparse dendrites.}, author = {Sosulina, Ludmila and Meis, Susanne and Seifert, Gerald and Steinh\"{a}user, Christian and Pape, Hans-Christian C.}, citeulike-article-id = {5936007}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2006.06.005}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16861000}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16861000}, doi = {10.1016/j.mcn.2006.06.005}, issn = {1044-7431}, journal = {Molecular and cellular neurosciences}, keywords = {interneurone, la, pn}, month = {September}, number = {1}, pages = {57--67}, posted-at = {2009-10-13 13:17:55}, priority = {2}, title = {Classification of projection neurons and interneurons in the rat lateral amygdala based upon cluster analysis.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2006.06.005}, volume = {33}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5936007 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5936007 N2 - Neurons in the rat lateral amygdala in situ were classified based upon electrophysiological and molecular parameters, as studied by patch-clamp, single-cell RT-PCR and unsupervised cluster analyses. Projection neurons (class I) were characterized by low firing rates, frequency adaptation and expression of the vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT1). Two classes were distinguished based upon electrotonic properties and the presence (IB) or absence (IA) of vasointestinal peptide (VIP). Four classes of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67) containing interneurons were encountered. Class III reflected "classical" interneurons, generating fast spikes with no frequency adaptation. Class II neurons generated fast spikes with early frequency adaptation and differed from class III by the presence of VIP and the relatively rare presence of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and somatostatin (SOM). Class IV and V were not clearly separated by molecular markers, but by membrane potential values and spike patterns. Morphologically, projection neurons were large, spiny cells, whereas the other neuronal classes displayed smaller somata and spine-sparse dendrites. IS - 1 JF - Molecular and cellular neurosciences SN - 1044-7431 EP - 67 TI - Classification of projection neurons and interneurons in the rat lateral amygdala based upon cluster analysis. VL - 33 SP - 57 KW - interneurone KW - la KW - pn AU - Sosulina, Ludmila AU - Meis, Susanne AU - Seifert, Gerald AU - Steinhäuser, Christian AU - Pape, Hans-Christian PY - 2006/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2006.06.005 ER -