Throughout the central nervous system, neurons expressing the calcium-binding protein parvalbumin have been typically classified as GABAergic with fast-spiking characteristics. However, new methods that allow systematic characterization of the cytoarchitectural organization, connectivity, activity patterns, neurotransmitter nature, and function of genetically-distinct cell types have revealed populations of parvalbumin-positive neurons that are glutamatergic. Remarkably, such findings challenge long-standing concepts that fast-spiking neurons are exclusively GABAergic, suggesting conservation of the fast-spiking phenotype across at least two neurotransmitter systems. This review focuses on the recent advancements that have begun to reveal the functional roles of lateral hypothalamic parvalbumin-positive neurons in regulating behaviors essential for survival.
Glutamatergic fast-spiking parvalbumin neurons in the lateral hypothalamus: electrophysiological properties to behavior.
Justin N Siemian,Sarah Sarsfield,Yeka Aponte
Published 2020 in Physiology and Behavior
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2020
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Physiology and Behavior
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2020-04-11
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Biology, Medicine
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Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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