nervous system
• in vitro, spontaneous action potential firing frequency is significantly higher than that in control Purkinje cells when the inhibitory input is present; firing frequency of Purkinje cells remains significantly higher when both inhibitory and excitatory inputs are blocked in the presence of the GABAAR-blocker picrotoxin
• in vivo recordings showed a significant increase in simple spike firing frequency of Purkinje cells relative to those in wild-type mice
• however, both the level of regularity of simple spike firing and complex spike frequency remain normal
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• the amplitude of afterhyperpolarization is significantly smaller than that in control Purkinje cells
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• following application of the GABAAR agonist muscimol to proximal dendrites of Purkinje cells, the reversal potential of GABAA-current (EGABA) is significantly more hyperpolarized than in control Purkinje cells, as shown by a negative shift in EGABA
• however, the resting membrane potential is not significantly altered in Purkinje cells
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• the frequency of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs) is significantly higher than that in control Purkinje cells
• no differences are noted in the maximum amplitude or in the rise and decay time of sIPSCs relative to control cells
• in vitro cell-attached recordings of molecular layer interneurons revealed normal firing frequency in presynaptic interneurons
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homeostasis/metabolism
• perforated patch clamp recordings of Purkinje cells revealed a negative shift in the reversal potential of chloride as reflected in the GABAA-receptor evoked currents, indicating a decrease in intracellular chloride concentration; on average, [Cl-]i is 35% lower than that in control Purkinje cells
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behavior/neurological
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• mice exhibit no detectable differences during performance or adaptation of compensatory eye movements relative to control mice
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• in the Erasmus Ladder paradigm, mice exhibit a significantly higher number of steps per session during both perturbed and non-perturbed (baseline) sessions
• mice show a higher % of small steps and a lower % of large steps than wild-type mice in all sessions
• however, the average step time is not significantly altered
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