2001
Structure and function of GABAC receptors: a comparison of native versus recombinant receptors
Zhang D, Pan Z, Awobuluyi M, Lipton S. Structure and function of GABAC receptors: a comparison of native versus recombinant receptors. Trends In Pharmacological Sciences 2001, 22: 121-132. PMID: 11239575, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-6147(00)01625-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant receptorsGABA receptorsIonotropic GABA receptorsRetinal signal processingInhibitory receptorsGABAC receptorsPharmacological profileBrain regionsSpecific drugsReceptorsNative receptorMajor molecular componentsUnique functional rolesFunctional roleMolecular determinantsSlow activationCompelling evidenceSubunit compositionMolecular basisRetina
1995
Multiple GABA receptor subtypes mediate inhibition of calcium influx at rat retinal bipolar cell terminals
Pan Z, Lipton. Multiple GABA receptor subtypes mediate inhibition of calcium influx at rat retinal bipolar cell terminals. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 2668-2679. PMID: 7722621, PMCID: PMC6577770, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-04-02668.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar cell terminalsGABA receptor subtypesGABA receptorsRetinal bipolar cell terminalsGABAC receptorsGABAA receptorsReceptor subtypesCell terminalsMultiple GABA receptorsDihydropyridine-sensitive Ca2Pharmacologic profileCalcium imaging methodSynaptic transmissionCalcium influxSlow onsetInhibitory effectReceptorsSubtypesReversible increaseAgonistsGABACa2FA kineticsFunctional roleInhibition