Research Article

Age-Dependent Switch of the Role of Serotonergic 5-HT1A Receptors in Gating Long-Term Potentiation in Rat Visual Cortex In Vivo

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The effect of application (in V1 by means of reverse microdialysis) of either aCSF/vehicle (; see text for detail regarding this control group) or methiothepin (1 mM, ) on LTP following TBS (at arrow) of the LGN in urethane-anesthetized rats. Application of methiothepin resulted in a significant increase in LTP relative to control animals. Inserts depict typical fPSPs before (red) and after (blue) LTP induction in the presence of methiothepin (top) and control animals (bottom; calibration bars indicate 0.5 mV vertical and 10 ms horizontal; each fPSP trace is an average of 30 min of continuous recording). indicates a significant (, -test) difference between the two groups.