GABA(C) RECEPTORS

被引:260
作者
BORMANN, J [1 ]
FEIGENSPAN, A [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROBIOL,BOSTON,MA 02115
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10.1016/0166-2236(95)98370-E
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an important neurotransmitter that mediates inhibition in the vertebrate CNS. Until recently, two receptor subtypes were known: bicuculline-sensitive GABA(A) and baclofen-sensitive GABA(B) receptors. Several lines of evidence now indicate the existence of a third class of GABA receptor, which is distinct pharmacologically from GABA(A) and GABA(B) receptors and is found predominantly in the vertebrate retina. These novel GABA(C) receptors are CI- pores. They are insensitive to drugs that modulate GABA(A) and GABA(B) receptors and are activated selectively by cis-4-aminocrotonic acid.
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