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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2004

Alteration of neuronal firing properties after in vivo experience in a FosGFP transgenic mouse.

Alison L Barth, Richard C Gerkin, Kathleen L Dean

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 156 papers.

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156citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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156 citing papers in PubMed, 262 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alison L BarthDepartment of Biological Sciences and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. barth@cmu.edu
Richard C Gerkin
Kathleen L Dean
Carnegie Mellon University · USMount Holyoke College · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying the cells and circuits that underlie perception, behavior, and learning is a central goal of contemporary neuroscience. Although techniques such as lesion analysis, functional magnetic resonance imaging, 2-deoxyglucose studies, and induction of gene expression have been helpful in determining the brain areas responsible for particular functions, these methods are technically limited. Currently, there is no method that allows for the identification and electrophysiological characterization of individual neurons that are associated with a particular function in living tissue. We developed a strain of transgenic mice in which the expression of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) is controlled by the promoter of the activity-dependent gene c-fos. These mice enable an in vivo or ex vivo characterization of the cells and synapses that are activated by particular pharmacological and behavioral manipulations. Cortical and subcortical fosGFP expression could be induced in a regionally restricted manner after specific activation of neuronal ensembles. Using the fosGFP mice to identify discrete cortical areas, we found that neurons in sensory-spared areas rapidly regulate action potential threshold and spike frequency to decrease excitability. This method will enhance our ability to study the way neuronal networks are activated and changed by both experience and pharmacological manipulations. In addition, because activated neurons can be functionally characterized, this tool may enable the development of better pharmaceuticals that directly affect the neurons involved in disease states.

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Action PotentialsGenes, fosAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsBrainClozapineDehydrationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryKineticsLuminescent AgentsMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAntipsychotic AgentsClozapineGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent AgentsRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID15269256
PMCPMC6729874
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