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An attempt to record neuronal activity in the paraventricular organ ofRana esculentaby means of a direct access to the infundibular recess
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机译：An attempt to record neuronal activity in the paraventricular organ ofRana esculentaby means of a direct access to the infundibular recess
In submammalian vertebrates, the paraventricular organ (PVO) of the third ventricle is a complex circumventricular structure composed of cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and corresponding deeper formations of nerve cells. A new in-vivo technique enables us to approach the paraventricular organ of the frog,Rana esculenta, via the lobus infundibularis. In this preparation, blood flow in the capillary loops beneath the PVO and the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid in the infundibular recess can be directly observed. Electrical recordings of neural activity in and near the PVO show continuous and phasic, spontaneous activity. Light stimulation of the retina and direct illumination of the brain were not followed by alterations of nerve cell activity. A major problem in the electrophysiological investigation is the diminution in spontaneous activity of the recorded neurons after exchange of CSF.
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