Letter to NeuroscienceOrexins/hypocretins excite basal forebrain cholinergic neurones
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Experimental procedures
The optimal slices for recording were chosen according to published atlases for the VLPO (Sherin et al., 1998) and the MCPO (Gritti et al., 1993) in the rat. Coronal brain slices (300–400 μm thick) were obtained from young rats (15–20 days, provided by the animal facility of the Geneva Medical Center and treated according to the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office). They were incubated at room temperature in artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) which contained (in mM): NaCl 130, KCl 5, KH2PO4
Acknowledgements
This study was supported by grants from the Swiss Fonds National to M.M. and M.S., the Canadian Medical Research Council to B.E.J. and a Roche fellowship to L.B.
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