title: Stereoselectivity of L-baclofen in hippocampal slices of the rat.
abstract: Extra- and intracellular recording from hippocampal slices of the rat revealed the following effects when baclofen (BF) (0.1-10 microM) was added to the perfusion fluid: a block of synaptic potentials evoked by stimulation of stratum radiatum; a direct hyperpolarization and a conductance increase (for potassium ions) of CA1 pyramidal cells. All this activity was found in the L- none in the D-enantiomer. D-BF did not antagonize the action of L-BF.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Olpe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001418:Baclofen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D046508:Culture Techniques; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000187:drug effects; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects*; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D001418:Baclofen; D011188:Potassium