title: Control of dendritic outputs of inhibitory interneurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus.
abstract: The thalamic relay to neocortex is dynamically gated. The inhibitory interneuron, which we have studied in the lateral geniculate nucleus, is important to this process. In addition to axonal outputs, these cells have dendritic terminals that are both presynaptic and postsynaptic. Even with action potentials blocked, activation of ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors on these terminals increases their output, whereas activation of metabotropic (M2 muscarinic) but not nicotinic cholinergic receptors decreases their output. These actions can strongly affect retinogeniculate transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 11794, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002415:Cats; D003515:Cycloleucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology*; D018756:GABA Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007395:Interneurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018756:GABA Antagonists; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D003515:Cycloleucine; C036361:1-amino-1,3-dicarboxycyclopentane; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium