Table 1.

Frequency and amplitude of PSCs in layer II stellate cells and interneurons in layer III of the medial entorhinal cortex in control and epileptic rats

ControlEpileptic
Layer II stellate cells
    sIPSCs(n = 30)(n = 22)
        Frequency (Hz)21.3 ± 1.412.2 ± 0.8****
        Amplitude (pA)26.3 ± 0.925.7 ± 0.8
    mIPSCs(n = 23)(n = 20)
        Frequency14.4 ± 1.48.6 ± 0.8**
        Amplitude21.2 ± 1.022.1 ± 0.8
    sEPSCs(n = 21)(n = 17)
        Frequency1.7 ± 0.34.5 ± 0.8***
        Amplitude11.5 ± 0.711.6 ± 0.7
    mEPSCs(n = 10)(n = 8)
        Frequency1.5 ± 0.40.8 ± 0.2
        Amplitude9.8 ± 0.69.8 ± 0.7
Layer III interneurons
    Type I sEPSCs(n = 13)(n = 7)
        Frequency13.7 ± 2.018.1 ± 2.2
        Amplitude25.2 ± 1.928.8 ± 2.5
    Type II sEPSCs(n = 11)(n = 7)
        Frequency2.9 ± 1.23.2 ± 1.4
        Amplitude13.7 ± 1.014.9 ± 1.6

  • Values are mean ± SEM. The total number of cells tested (n) is indicated. Statistically significant differences between epileptic and control groups are indicated:

  • ↵**p < 0.005,

  • ↵***p < 0.001,

  • ↵****p < 0.0001, t test.