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Patch-Clamp Recording of Low Frequency Stimulation-induced Long-Term Synaptic Depression in Rat Hippocampus Slices During Early and Late Neurodevelopment.

Cédric BertrandChloé DeschampsKevin RabiantStéphane PeineauJohann AntolMargaret P MartinettiMickaël NaassilaCatherine VilpouxOlivier Pierrefiche
Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2021)
We concluded that whole-cell patch-clamp recordings are not suitable for studying synaptic LFS-induced LTD in rats older than 4 weeks of age and therefore cannot be used to explore electrophysiological disturbances, such as those induced by alcohol binge drinking during adolescence, which constitutes a late period of brain maturation.
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