Abstract
The role of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) receptors on excitable properties of neurones in slices acutely prepared from the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of wild-type (WT) and VPAC2-receptor-deficient (Vipr2-/-) mice was studied under voltage clamp with the use of patch-clamp recording in the whole-cell configuration. The resting membrane potential in Vipr2-/- neurones was significantly hyperpolarised as compared to WT cells (-60±7 vs -72±6 mV, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7-15 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology |
Volume | 452 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2006 |
Keywords
- Circadian
- Mouse
- Potassium currents
- SCN
- Sodium currents
- VIP receptors