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Dye‐Coupling in the neostriatum of the rat: II. Decreased coupling between neurons during development

Dye‐Coupling in the neostriatum of the rat: II. Decreased coupling between neurons during... Physiological and morphological evidence for coupling between neostriatal neurons was obtained from the developing rat. Intracellular injections of Lucifer Yellow‐CH (LY) were made in rat neostriatal slices to study dye transfer (coupling) between neurons. The incidence of interneuronal coupling was 70% in early postnatal (P) periods and declined gradually to 10% in the adult. The number of neurons filled by a single intracellular injection also declined with age. LY injection into single neurons commonly marked aggregates of 4 to 6 cells in neonates. Single injections never produced more than one coupled pair in P20 or older rats. Neurons in which fast prepotentials (FPPs) could be evoked were consistently found to be dye‐coupled. FPPs were resistant to collision with action potentials generated by intracellular current injection. When chemical synaptic transmission was blocked by Mn2+, short‐latency depolarization (SLDs) could be evoked by extracellular stimulation. The SLDs were distinguished from chemical synaptic potentials by their “all or none” nature and by their insensitivity to changes in membrane potential. No SLDs were observed in adult neurons. FPPs and SLDs may be indicators of electrotonic transmission between coupled cells. The high incidence of coupling early in development might reflect intercellular communication that contributes to the differentiation and growth of neostriatal neurons. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Synapse Wiley

Dye‐Coupling in the neostriatum of the rat: II. Decreased coupling between neurons during development

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Wiley
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Copyright © 1989 Alan R. Liss, Inc.
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0887-4476
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10.1002/syn.890040309
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Abstract

Physiological and morphological evidence for coupling between neostriatal neurons was obtained from the developing rat. Intracellular injections of Lucifer Yellow‐CH (LY) were made in rat neostriatal slices to study dye transfer (coupling) between neurons. The incidence of interneuronal coupling was 70% in early postnatal (P) periods and declined gradually to 10% in the adult. The number of neurons filled by a single intracellular injection also declined with age. LY injection into single neurons commonly marked aggregates of 4 to 6 cells in neonates. Single injections never produced more than one coupled pair in P20 or older rats. Neurons in which fast prepotentials (FPPs) could be evoked were consistently found to be dye‐coupled. FPPs were resistant to collision with action potentials generated by intracellular current injection. When chemical synaptic transmission was blocked by Mn2+, short‐latency depolarization (SLDs) could be evoked by extracellular stimulation. The SLDs were distinguished from chemical synaptic potentials by their “all or none” nature and by their insensitivity to changes in membrane potential. No SLDs were observed in adult neurons. FPPs and SLDs may be indicators of electrotonic transmission between coupled cells. The high incidence of coupling early in development might reflect intercellular communication that contributes to the differentiation and growth of neostriatal neurons.

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Published: Jan 1, 1989

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