Research Article

Saikosaponin a Enhances Transient Inactivating Potassium Current in Rat Hippocampal CA1 Neurons

Figure 3

Effects of SSa on , , and . (a) Typical traces of three voltage-gated outward K+ currents, namely , , and , before (control, left panel) and after (middle panel) application of 1 μM SSa. The pulse protocols are shown on the right. was determined by point-by-point subtracting from . (b) Bar graph showing the effects of SSa (1 μM) on , , and by normalizing the peak currents to the control under each condition. Data are represented as mean ± SEM ( ). (versus control).
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