title: Periodic bursting activities of locus coerulleus neurons in the rat.
abstract: Unit activity of locus coeruleus (LC) neurons in rats was investigated. After the animal recovered from anesthesia, the spontaneous activity exhibited periodic bursting discharges at about 15-30 s intervals. The oscillation was observed to last for a long time (1-3 h). It is suggested that many LC neurons exhibited the oscillation synchronously during stress in the awake animal.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008125:Locus Coeruleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008474:Medial Forebrain Bundle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D002697:Chloral Hydrate