title: Voltage-dependent GABA-induced modulation of calcium currents in chick sensory neurons.
abstract: Externally applied gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) quickly and reversibly reduces by 60% voltage activated Ca2+ currents in chick dorsal root ganglion cells. This action is antagonized by depolarization, with characteristic time and voltage requirements. Intracellular perfusion with guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP gamma S) or guanosine 5'-O-(2-thiodiphosphate) (GDP beta S) mimicks and blocks the GABA effect, respectively. A 3-state model describing the reactions involved is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry, Martinsried, F.R.G.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Lux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002642:Chick Embryo; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000494:pharmacology; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013873:Thionucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D013873:Thionucleotides; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; C023427:guanosine 5'-O-(2-thiodiphosphate)