Transient presence of GABA in astrocytes of the developing optic nerve
Ochi S, Lim J, Rand M, During M, Sakatani K, Kocsis J. Transient presence of GABA in astrocytes of the developing optic nerve. Glia 1993, 9: 188-198. PMID: 8294149, DOI: 10.1002/glia.440090304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole optic nerveOptic nerveHigh-pressure liquid chromatographyGABA immunoreactivityPostnatal developmentEnzyme glutamic acid decarboxylaseIntact optic nerveRat optic nerveNeonatal optic nerveGlutamic acid decarboxylaseAstrocyte cell bodiesPostnatal day 20GABA immunostainingGFAP stainingPostnatal weekGABA stainingNerveCultured astrocytesAstrocytesDay 20GABAAcid decarboxylaseCell bodiesDevelopmental time courseImmunoreactivityThe attenuation of GABA sensitivity in the maturing myelin-deficient rat optic nerve
Lim J, Utzschneider D, Sakatani K, Kocsis J. The attenuation of GABA sensitivity in the maturing myelin-deficient rat optic nerve. Brain Research 1993, 72: 15-20. PMID: 8384095, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(93)90155-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveRat optic nerveEffect of GABAMD ratsNipecotic acidGABA sensitivityGABA uptake inhibitor nipecotic acidNormal optic nervesGABAA receptor agonistOptic nerve axonsEarly postnatal periodCentral nervous system axonsThird postnatal weekSucrose gap techniqueResult of myelinationLarger GABAAxonal excitabilityControl ratsGABAA receptorsEndogenous releasePostnatal periodPostnatal weekNerve sensitivityNerveGABA