| Literature DB >> 12466416 |
Gregory A Kinney1, William J Spain.
Abstract
The presence, magnitude, and time course of GABA transporter currents were investigated in electrophysiologically characterized neocortical astrocytes in an in vitro slice preparation. On stimulation with a bipolar-tungsten stimulating electrode placed nearby, the majority of cells tested displayed long-lasting GABA transporter currents using both single and repetitive stimulation protocols. Using subtype-specific GABA transporter antagonists, long-lasting GABA transporter currents were identified in neocortical astrocytes that originated from at least two subtypes of GABA transporters: GAT-1 and GAT-2/3. These transporter currents displayed slow rise times and long decay times, contrasting the time course observed for glutamate transporter currents, and are indicative of a long extracellular time course of GABA as well as a role for glial GABA transporters during synaptic transmission.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12466416 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00037.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurophysiol ISSN: 0022-3077 Impact factor: 2.714