Table 2

Electrophysiological properties of PV interneurons recorded from heterozygous (Scn1aKT/+) and control (Scn1a+/+) mice, respectively

PropertiesScn1a+/+Scn1aKT/+p value
Cells # (animals #)14 (5)9 (3)
Capacitance (pF)45.58 ± 9.1660.0 ± 18.690.402
Input resistance (MΩ)111.79 ± 21.8674.83 ± 8.940.477
Resting potential (mV)−65.14 ± 0.61−63.88 ± 0.820.227
AP threshold (mV)−41.79 ± 0.77−37.70 ± 1.28**0.0069
AP amplitude (mV)61.24 ± 1.8848.26 ± 4.01**0.005
AP half-width (ms)0.285 ± 0.010.332 ± 0.01*0.031
Spike Frequency Adaptation (ISI1/ISIn)0.820 ± 0.110.883 ± 0.190.926
  • Statistical comparisons were made with unpaired Mann–Whitney test except resting membrane potential that was compared with Student’s unpaired t test; *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01.