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Nature of Inhibitory Postsynaptic Activity in Developing Relay Cells of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

Jokbas Ziburkus, Fu-Sun Lo and William Guido

Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Louisiana State Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Submitted 25 February 2003; accepted in final form 17 April 2003

Using intracellular recordings in an isolated (in vitro) brain stem preparation, we examined the inhibitory postsynaptic responses of developing neurons in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the rat. As early as postnatal day (P) 1–2, 31% of all excitatory postsynaptic (EPSP) activity evoked by electrical stimulation of the optic tract was followed by inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs). By P5, 98% of all retinally evoked EPSPs were followed by IPSP activity. During the first postnatal week, IPSPs were mediated largely by GABA_A receptors. Additional GABA_B-mediated IPSPs emerged at P3–4 but were not prevalent until after the first postnatal week. Experiments involving the separate stimulation of each optic nerve indicated that developing LGN cells were binocularly innervated. At P11–14, it was common to evoke EPSP/IPSP pairs by stimulating either the contralateral or ipsilateral optic nerve. During the third postnatal week, binocular excitatory responses were encountered far less frequently. However, a number of cells still maintained a binocular inhibitory response. These results provide insight about the ontogeny and nature of postsynaptic inhibitory activity in the LGN during the period of retinogeniculate axon segregation.

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