Fig. 4. Quantitative comparison of voltage-sensitive K+ currents of
Kenyon cells and projection neurons. (A) Amplitudes of K+ currents
(elicited by a depolarizing command pulse to +50 mV) measured at the peak
during transient current component (IPeak) and during sustained
current component (ISust; arrows in
Fig. 3A) are higher in
projection neuron (PN) than in Kenyon cells (KC; P<0.001). (B) The
mean current density of the sustained (delayed rectifier type) current
(ISust) is higher in projection neurons than those of Kenyon cells
(P<0.01); the current densities measured at the peak currents do
not differ significantly. (C) The ratio of peak (transient) versus
sustained K+ current is higher in Kenyon cells (KC) than in
projection neuron (PN, P<0.001). Levels of significance:
*** P<0.001, ** P<0.01.