Molecular diversity of GABA-gated chloride channels in the rat anterior pituitary

被引:20
作者
BoueGrabot, E [1 ]
Dufy, B [1 ]
Garret, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BORDEAUX 2,CNRS URA 1200,NEUROPHYSIOL LAB,F-33076 BORDEAUX,FRANCE
关键词
GABA(A)receptor; GABA(C) receptor; reverse-transcribed polymerase chain reaction; pituitary;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(95)01192-7
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 [神经生物学];
摘要
mRNA expression of GABA-gated Cl--channels in rat antepituitary was evaluated by using an reverse-transcribed (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method with degenerate and specific oligonucleotides. The main result of our findings is that the antepituitary expresses mRNAs encoding alpha 4 and rho 1 GABA receptor subunits. These two subunits are believed to be, respectively, constituents of benzodiazepine-insensitive GABA(A) and GABA(C) receptors in the CNS. This molecular analysis is consistent with the pharmacological diversity of GABA receptors in pituitary cells.
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