1995
Modulation of axonal excitability by neurotransmitter receptors
KOCSIS J, SAKATANI K. Modulation of axonal excitability by neurotransmitter receptors. 1995, 281-295. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195082937.003.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurotransmitter receptorsGABAA receptorsAxonal GABAA receptorsFunctional GABAA receptorsOptic nerve developmentOptic nerve axonsGABAA receptor activationPossible modulatory roleMammalian nervous systemAxonal excitabilityTrophic influenceNervous systemNerve developmentModulatory roleElectrophysiological propertiesReceptor activationImpulse conductionNerve axonsCertain axonsAxonal regionsReceptorsPossible functional significanceAxonsTransient presenceFunctional significance
1992
Transient presence and functional interaction of endogenous GABA and GABAA receptors in developing rat optic nerve
Sakatani K, Black J, Kocsis J. Transient presence and functional interaction of endogenous GABA and GABAA receptors in developing rat optic nerve. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 1992, 247: 155-161. PMID: 1349183, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1992.0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat optic nerveOptic nerveCentral nervous systemGABAA receptorsIntact rat optic nerveCultured glia cellsFunctional GABAA receptorsGABAA receptor agonistNeonatal optic nerveNeuronal cell bodiesO-2A progenitor cellsNon-synaptic sitesPre-myelinated axonsWhite matter regionsSynthesis of GABAAxonal excitabilityReceptor agonistEndogenous GABAGABA uptakeGlia cellsSynaptic neurotransmittersNervous systemEndogenous neurotransmittersType 2Nerve