title: GABA depolarizes neurons in the rat striatum: an in vivo study.
abstract: GABA, applied by iontophoresis to striatal neurons of the rat in an in vivo preparation, depolarized the membrane potential and decreased the input resistance in a dose-dependent manner. The null potential of the GABA depolarization was about -50 mV. In addition, a fading of the GABA-induced response was observed for prolonged and relatively high amino acid application. We conclude that GABA has a depolarizing effect on striatal cells. This is in line with recent in vitro works describing a depolarizing effect of GABA in the rat neostriatum.
authors.affiliation: II Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Biologia Cellulare, Italy.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Mercuri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calabresi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stefani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stratta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bernardi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007478:Iontophoresis; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid