1993
The 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
1990
Trophic influence of the distal nerve segment on GABAA receptor expression in axotomized adult sensory neurons
Bhisitkul R, Kocsis J, Gordon T, Waxman S. Trophic influence of the distal nerve segment on GABAA receptor expression in axotomized adult sensory neurons. Experimental Neurology 1990, 109: 273-278. PMID: 2170161, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4886(05)80017-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal nerve segmentsGamma-aminobutyric acidNerve segmentsSciatic nerveReceptor expressionSensory neuronsTrophic supportGABAA receptor agonist muscimolDorsal root ganglion neuronsAxotomized sensory neuronsReactive Schwann cellsGABAA receptor expressionAdult sensory neuronsReceptor agonist muscimolExpression of receptorsPeripheral target tissuesGABA receptor expressionDorsal root fibersGABA receptor sensitivityEnd organ innervationPostoperative dayNerve crushNerve transectionCrush siteDistal stump
1987
Axonal GABA receptors are selectively present on normal and regenerated sensory fibers in rat peripheral nerve
Bhisitkul R, Villa J, Kocsis J. Axonal GABA receptors are selectively present on normal and regenerated sensory fibers in rat peripheral nerve. Experimental Brain Research 1987, 66: 659-663. PMID: 3038587, DOI: 10.1007/bf00270698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidVentral root fibersGABA receptorsRoot fibersSensory fibersPeripheral nervesSensory axonsRegenerated sensory axonsSucrose gap chamberPeripheral nerve fibersRat peripheral nerveDorsal root fibersMammalian peripheral nervesAgonist baclofenNerve crushDorsal rootsAgonist muscimolSciatic nerveNerve fibersRat peripheral nerve fibersNerveReceptorsMuscimolSelective presenceAxons