title: Lateral differences in the GABAergic system of the rat striatum.
abstract: Asymmetric differences have been found in the pre- and postsynaptic activity of the GABAergic system of the left and right striata of the rat. 3H-GABA binding shows a higher dissociation constant (KD) and a higher number of sites (Bmax) in the left striatum than in the right. Moreover, 3H-diazepam binding seems to be more extensively activated by GABA in the right striatum suggesting a more sensitive postsynaptic GABAergic activity than on the left side. However, when the presynaptic marker (GAD activity) was measured, the asymmetry was in the opposite direction. The results provide further neurochemical evidence of the functional asymmetry of the rat brain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guarneri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guarneri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zarcone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bettinazzi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piccoli
mesh_terms: D000612:4-Aminobutyrate Transaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000502:physiology*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000378:metabolism; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000612:4-Aminobutyrate Transaminase; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase; D003975:Diazepam