| Literature DB >> 2682385 |
H Okamura1, A Bérod, J F Julien, M Geffard, K Kitahama, J Mallet, P Bobillier.
Abstract
The existence of GABAergic neurons in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) was demonstrated by three specific markers; mRNA coding for glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and visualized by in situ hybridization using a 35S-labelled cDNA probe, and GAD protein and GABA were identified by immunocytochemistry using specific antisera. In situ hybridization demonstrated well labelled GAD mRNA positive cells throughout SCN, and GABA and GAD immunoreactive cells showed similar distributions. These results indicate that GABA is a transmitter of a large portion of the SCN neuronal population.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2682385 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(89)90067-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046