Table 1

Effects of PTZ convulsions on GABAA receptor mRNA

GABAA Receptor Subunits
α1α5β2γ2
Cerebral cortex
 4 h after PTZ0.99  ± 0.060.95  ± 0.030.76  ± 0.041-a 0.72  ± 0.041-a
 24 h after PTZ0.99  ± 0.061.28  ± 0.141.20  ± 0.101-a
Cerebellum
 4 h after PTZ0.61  ± 0.131-a 0.70  ± 0.031-a 0.78  ± 0.031-a
 24 h after PTZ1.16  ± 0.031-a 1.25  ± 0.061-a 1.22  ± 0.051-a
Hippocampus
 4 h after PTZ0.99  ± 0.060.95  ± 0.030.91  ± 0.050.87  ± 0.031-a
 24 h after PTZ0.95  ± 0.03

Values are amount of mRNA relative to controls. n = 9–11.

  • ↵1-a P < .05.