Table 1.

Passive and active properties of POMC GCs

EYFPEYFP+ChR2–EYFP
RMP (mV)71.6 ± 1.4 (15)69.8 ± 1.7 (9)62.4 ± 2.8 (9)*
Input resistance (MΩ)584 ± 40 (14)440 ± 52 (7)503 ± 55 (8)
Spontaneous AP frequency (Hz)0 (14)0 (7)0 (8)
AP voltage threshold (mV)46.4 ± 0.7 (14)47.4 ± 1.1 (11)44.8 ± 1.3 mV (8)
  • Values are reported as the mean ± SEM; values in parentheses indicate the number of cells.

  • *Significance based on one-way ANOVA (see Materials and Methods).