Table 1.

Intrinsic properties of post-SNI and pre-SNI MGE cells

Post-SNIUninjuredMann–Whitney test (p)
No. of mice716
Membrane potential (mV)−55.52 ± 1.89 (n = 21)−63.56 ± 1.7 (n = 32)0.003
Input resistance (MΩ)336.55 ± 55.05 (n = 21)399.36 ± 43.53 (n = 32)0.391
Capacitance (pF)156.73 ± 33.15 (n = 21)126.16 ± 13 (n = 32)0.274
Firing frequency (Hz)23.4 ± 4.61 (n = 8)32.4 ± 3.17 (n = 10)0.191
AP threshold (mV)−38.64 ± 7.64 (n = 13)−43.5 ± 3.5 (n = 29)0.053
AP amplitude (mV)43.73 ± 4.47 (n = 13)60.6 ± 3.1 (n = 29)0.013
AP half-width (ms)2.55 ± 0.41 (n = 13)1.7 ± 0.2 (n = 29)0.002
AP AHP amplitude (mV)6.05 ± 1.93 (n = 11)2.6 ± 2.2 (n = 29)0.274
Firing pattern
    Tonic42.1%67.7%χ2 = 13.47
    Single36.8%6.5%
    Initial bursting012.9%
    Irregular21.1%3.2%p = 0.009
    Delayed09.7%