Hayes A G, Simmonds M A
Br J Pharmacol. 1978 Jul;63(3):503-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1978.tb07804.x.
1 Superfusion of a slice preparation of the rat cuneate nucleus with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) depolarized the afferent nerve fibres and increased their excitability. However, before the depolarization had reached its peak the increased excitability reversed to a decreased excitability, an effect which outlasted the depolarization. 2 Both components of the GABA excitability response were dose-related Cl--dependent and antagonized by bicuculline. 3 Possible mechanisms underlying the sequence of excitability changes are discussed.