Colocalization of GABA and glycine in the rat dorsal column nuclei

被引:54
作者
Popratiloff, A [1 ]
Valtschanoff, JG [1 ]
Rustioni, A [1 ]
Weinberg, RJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV N CAROLINA,DEPT CELL BIOL & ANAT,CHAPEL HILL,NC 27599
关键词
postsynaptic inhibition; presynaptic inhibition; interneuron; somatosensory; cuneate nucleus; gracile nucleus;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(95)01280-X
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
About half the neurons in the rat dorsal column nuclei were immunopositive for glycine or for GABA; these were smaller than immunonegative neurons. In double-stained material, 29% of stained neurons were immunopositive for glycine only, 29% immunopositive for GABA only, and 42% for both antigens. The results resemble those reported for spinal cord laminae that receive fast-conducting primary afferents, and suggest that glycine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the dorsal column nuclei.
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页数:5
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