Action potentials propagate in axons of neurons but they also backpropagate into the dendrites. In this work those backpropagating action potentials were measured in cultured hippocampal neurons with voltage-sensitive dyes. They were optically recorded up to 400µm from the soma at a resolution of 5µm (90*60 pixel) and 0,75ms without averaging. It was shown, that trains of backpropagating action potentials exhibit no activity-dependent attenuation of the spike amplitude as in brain slices but a broadening of the spike width. Additionally, dendritic action potentials can be altered by transfecting the neurons with voltage gated ion channels (Kv1.3, Kv1.4).
«Action potentials propagate in axons of neurons but they also backpropagate into the dendrites. In this work those backpropagating action potentials were measured in cultured hippocampal neurons with voltage-sensitive dyes. They were optically recorded up to 400µm from the soma at a resolution of 5µm (90*60 pixel) and 0,75ms without averaging. It was shown, that trains of backpropagating action potentials exhibit no activity-dependent attenuation of the spike amplitude as in brain slices but a b...
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