1. GABA-induced intracellular Ca2+ elevation in the embryonic chick brainstem slice
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Momose-Sato, Yoko, Kinoshita, Masae, and Sato, Katsushige
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GABA , *BRAIN stem , *NERVOUS system , *ACETIC acid - Abstract
Abstract: We examined the intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) elevation evoked by GABA in an 8-day embryonic chick brainstem slice using a Ca imaging technique with Ca green-1 AM. When small quantities of GABA were pressure-ejected on the surface of the slice, the [Ca2+]i elevation was clearly detected. The GABA-induced [Ca2+]i elevation was eliminated in a Ca2+-free solution, whereas the previously reported GABA-induced light-scattering change was independent of extracellular Ca2+. Although, micro-application of glycine or glutamate also induced [Ca2+]i elevation, these changes were smaller than that by GABA. These results suggest that the GABA-induced [Ca2+]i elevation is due to Ca2+ entry resulting from membrane depolarization and may play an important role in the development of the central nervous system (CNS). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2007
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