ISSN:
1573-8221
Keywords:
γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
;
interzonal cortical response
;
GABA-ergic brain structures
;
cholinergic brain structures
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The effect of thiosemicarbazide (TSC), depakin and bicuculline on recovery cycles of the interzonal response of the motor cortex was investigated in unanesthetized, curarized cats. Substances modifying the metabolism of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) selectively influence the facilitation of this response (with intervals of 20–100 msec between stimuli). After injection of TSC, which lowers the GABA content in the brain, and of bicuculline, which specifically blocks GABA-ergic synapses, facilitation is increased, but after injection of depakin, which increases the GABA concentration, and after intraventricular injection of GABA facilitation is reduced. Caffeine and bemegride increase the amplitude of both conditioning and test responses but have no selective action on facilitation of the test response. Benactyzine and arecoline, substances exciting cholingergic structures, likewise had no selective effect on the recovery cycles. It is suggested that the facilitation described above is the result of interaction between systems of recurrent excitation and inhibition. GABA plays an important role in the regulation of this interaction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00808864
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