@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00007187, author = {Sugiyama, Daisuke and Hur, Sung Won and Pickering, Anthony E. and Kase, Daisuke and Kim, Sang Jeong and Kawamata, Mikito and Imoto, Keiji and Furue, Hidemasa}, issue = {10}, journal = {JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON}, month = {May}, note = {信州大学博士(医学)・学位論文・平成24年3月31日授与(甲第940号)・杉山 大介, ‘The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com’ and www.jphysiol.org ., Locus coeruleus (LC) neurones extend noradrenergic projections throughout the neuroaxis and are involved in homeostatic functions such as pain modulation, arousal and cardio-respiratory control. To address the cellular mechanisms underlying pain modulation we have developed a patch-clamp recording technique from LC neurones in anaesthetized rats. These recordings showed LC discharge in vivo to be driven by both spontaneous membrane potential oscillations and CNQX-sensitive EPSCs opposed by bicuculine-sensitive IPSCs. Hindlimb pinch evoked a biphasic action potential response underpinned by a slow monophasic excitatory current. This approach allows detailed characterisation of the synaptic and integrative mechanisms of LC responses to naturalistic stimulation., Article, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 590(10):2225-2231 (2012)}, pages = {2225--2231}, title = {In vivo patch-clamp recording from locus coeruleus neurones in the rat brainstem}, volume = {590}, year = {2012} }