Table 1.

Intrinsic and spontaneous membrane potential properties of mouse cortical neurons recorded in vivo

Tg Tg+
Measurement 8-10 months ≥14 months 8-10 months ≥14 months
Down state
Membrane potential (mV) −63.2 ± 4.6 (n = 8) −61.8 ± 4.2 (n = 10) −62.4 ± 3.8 (n = 8) −63.5 ± 4.8 (n = 11)
Duration (msec) 652.4 ± 237.6 (n = 8) 769.0 ± 236.3 (n = 10) 721.7 ± 311.4 (n = 8) 684.8 ± 276.2 (n = 11)
Up state
Membrane potential (mV) −52.8 ± 6.2 (n = 8) −51.5 ± 4.9 (n = 8) −53.1 ± 5.7 (n = 8) −54.1 ± 5.2 (n = 8)
Duration (msec) 424.0 ± 280.5 (n = 8) 467.4 ± 322.1 (n = 10) 390.8 ± 316.2 (n = 8) 406.9 ± 388.5 (n = 11)
Spontaneous firing rate (Hz) 14.0 ± 6.7 (n = 8) 12.8 ± 6.0 (n = 10) 11.6 ± 8.5 (n = 8) 16 ± 9.3 (n = 11)