title: [Passive cable properties of relay cells in dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the rabbit].
abstract: We measured the passive membrane properties of 24 relay cells in slice preparation of the lateral geniculate nucleus of the rabbit. The resting membrane potential was -62.7 +/- 4.1 mV (mean +/- SD) with an input resistance of 30.4 +/- 11.2 M omega. According to Rall's linear cable model, the electrotonic length (L) of the dendrite was 0.79 +/- 0.13. The voltage attenuation factor (H) was 1.33 +/- 0.11. All these indicated that the relay cells were electrically compact. DC voltage on the distal dendrite could spread to the soma attenuated only by 25%.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Brain Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits