Ca v 1.3 (α1D) L-type Ca 2+ channels have been implicated in substantia nigra (SN) dopamine
(DA) neuron pacemaking and vulnerability to Parkinson's disease. These effects may …

Midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons are slow intrinsic pacemakers that undergo depolarization
(DP) block upon moderate stimulation. Understanding DP block is important because it has …

The dynamic-clamp method provides a powerful electrophysiological tool for creating virtual
ionic conductances in living cells and studying their influence on membrane potential. Here …

A new scheme is presented for identifying three sympathetic phenotypes in the rat superior
cervical ganglion using electrophysiology and neuropeptide Y expression. Postganglionic …

Bursting activity by midbrain dopamine neurons reflects the complex interplay between their
intrinsic pacemaker activity and synaptic inputs. Although the precise mechanism …

Key points The synaptic organization of paravertebral sympathetic ganglia enables them to
relay activity from the spinal cord to the periphery and thereby control autonomic functions, …

A recent developmental study of gene expression by Espinosa-Medina, Brunet and colleagues
sparked controversy by asserting a revised nomenclature for divisions of the autonomic …

1. The cellular organization of the ninth and tenth paravertebral sympathetic ganglia in the
bullfrog was studied with intracellular and extracellular recording methods. An isolated …

Effects of different patterns of presynaptic stimulation upon release of leuteinizing hormone
releasing hormone (LHRH) were studied by monitoring LHRH-induced slow currents from …

Activation of D 2 autoreceptors on midbrain dopamine neurons has been shown previously
to acutely open K + channels to inhibit intrinsically generated pacemaker activity. Here we …