Abstract
Using the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp recording method, we analyzed the role of K+ conductances in determining the characteristics of the dendritically-initiated low-threshold Ca+ spike (LTS) recorded at the somatic level of rat cerebellar Purkinje cells (PCs) in slice cultures. Blockade of tetra-ethyl-ammonium-(TEA)- and 4-aminopyridine-(4-AP)-sensitive K+ channels increased the amplitude of the LTS. This effect was prominent with 4-AP, which promotes the fast-decaying component of the LTS. Surprisingly, a shortening of the LTS was induced by the blockade of K+ channel activity instead of a broadening of spikes as generally observed. We propose that, when propagating to the soma, TEA- and 4-AP-sensitive K+ channel activity affects the electrical properties of dendrites such that the LTS is attenuated and slowed down.
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