Table 2.

List of drug cocktails used to isolate AMPA receptor-mediated glutamatergic EPSCs and postsynaptic AMPA receptors, with the number of cells used in each condition

Experiments and drugs usedAgeNumber of cells
(control:DNE)
Glutamate sEPSCs
50 μM AP-5, 10 μM bicuculline, 0.4 μM strychnine
+ 0.5 μM nicotine		P1–P2
P3–P5		6:6
6:6
Glutamate mEPSCs
50 μM AP-5, 10 μM bicuculline, 0.4 μM strychnine, 1 μM TTX
+ 0.5 μM nicotine		P1–P2
P3–P5		6:6
6:6
Postsynaptic receptors
50 μM AP-5, 10 μM bicuculline, 0.4 μM strychnine, 1 μM TTX
+ 2.5 μM AMPA		P1–P2
P3–P5		6:6
6:6

  • The number of cells studied in each experiment are also shown.