2012
Transient mGlu5R inhibition enhances the survival of granule cell precursors in the neonatal cerebellum
Kubera C, Hernandez AL, Heng V, Bordey A. Transient mGlu5R inhibition enhances the survival of granule cell precursors in the neonatal cerebellum. Neuroscience 2012, 219: 271-279. PMID: 22677205, PMCID: PMC3402690, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.05.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal germinal layerGranule cell precursorsGranule cellsS-phase marker bromodeoxyuridineMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) stainingTransferase dUTP nick end labeling stainingCell precursorsDUTP nick end labeling stainingNick end labeling stainingGlutamate receptor 5Postnatal day 2Proliferative granule cell precursorsEnd labeling stainingCerebellar granule cellsAcute slicesAbundant neuronsBrdU injectionLabeling stainingVivo treatmentReceptor 5Day 2Vivo injectionSpecific receptorsClonal expansion
2003
GABA Depolarizes Neuronal Progenitors of the Postnatal Subventricular Zone Via GABAA Receptor Activation
Wang DD, Krueger DD, Bordey A. GABA Depolarizes Neuronal Progenitors of the Postnatal Subventricular Zone Via GABAA Receptor Activation. The Journal Of Physiology 2003, 550: 785-800. PMID: 12807990, PMCID: PMC2343064, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.042572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBarbituratesBenzodiazepinesCerebral VentriclesDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate DecarboxylaseIsoenzymesMembrane PotentialsMiceNeostriatumNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPicrotoxinPotassium ChannelsReceptors, GABA-AStem CellsZincConceptsRostral migratory streamGABAA receptor activationSubventricular zoneNeuronal progenitorsReceptor activationGlutamic acid decarboxylase 67Resting potentialsPostnatal mammalian brainPatch-clamp recordingsSVZ/RMSMouse brain slicesRecorded cellsCell-attached patchesGABA responsesBrain slicesNeurotransmitter GABASubset of progenitorsBenzodiazepine agonistsEmbryonic neuronsAction potentialsMammalian brainMigratory streamGABAInverse agonistSpecific receptors