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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Endogenous gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) release from the rat medial preoptic area (MPOA) was measured in an in vitro slice technique with sensitive HPLC analysis. Oestrogen is demonstrated to increase GABA activity in the ovariectomised, oestrogen-primed (OVX-EB) rat prior to the luteinising hormone (LH) surge compared with ovariectomised (OVX) animals. Noradrenaline (NA) at a concentration of 10 microM was found to significantly enhance GABA release in response to 30 mM potassium stimulation in both OVX and OVX-EB animals. A significantly greater response to NA was observed in the OVX-EB animal. No effect of NA on basal GABA release was detected. The effects of NA were blocked by the alpha-adrenergic receptor blocker phenoxybenzamine (PB). These data suggest that GABA activity is modulated both by oestrogens and noradrenergic-mediated input in the MPOA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
486
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
195-200
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Oestrogen and noradrenaline modulate endogenous GABA release from slices of the rat medial preoptic area.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroendocrinology, AFRC Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Babraham, Cambridge, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't