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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 271: R1720-R1728, 1996;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 6 1720-R1728, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Stimulation of aortic nerve evokes three different response patterns in neurons of rostral VLM of the rat

A. Zagon and K. M. Spyer
Department of Physiology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

Because the aortic nerve of the rat is believed to contain only barosensory fibers in a functionally significant number, stimulation of this nerve provides a convenient means to identify barosensitive neurons in the central nervous system. The aim of the present study was to describe the characteristics of responses to stimulation of the aortic nerve in the neurons of the ventrolateral medulla oblongata (VLM) from in vivo intracellular recordings. Data were obtained from 25 neurons that were either spontaneously active and exhibited pulse-synchronous discharge or were silent. Cells that showed a regular increase in their discharge rate during diastole responded with either an inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP, group 1; n = 3) or a biphasic excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)-IPSP (group 2; n = 10) to aortic nerve stimulation. Parameters of the inhibitory response were similar in both groups (27 +/- 2 and 31 +/- 2 ms for onset latency and 55 +/- 10 and 67 +/- 7 ms in duration, respectively). In group 2 cells, the inhibition was, however, preceded by a brief excitation (14 +/- 2 ms for onset latency and 13 +/- 1 ms in duration). Group 3 neurons, which showed a regular increase in their discharge rate during or before systole (n = 7), responded with an EPSP (20 +/- 2 ms for onset latency and 44 +/- 5 ms in average duration). Group 1 and 3 responses were also encountered in quiescent neurons (n = 5). Intracellular labeling revealed that neurons of all three types were localized within the rostral VLM. The functional significance of these findings is discussed.


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