Table 2

Drug-induced changes in Purkinje neuron membrane polarization (mV) of Sprague-Dawley (S-D), GEPR-NE, GEPR-3, and GEPR-9 rats

DrugPostnatal Days 10–14Postnatal Days 15+
S-DGEPR-NEGEPR-3GEPR-9S-DGEPR-NEGEPR-3GEPR-9
Muscimol−11.3  ± 0.4−10.8  ± 0.6−8.5  ± 0.42-150 , 2-160 −5.0  ± 0.52-150 −11.6  ± 0.2−11.3  ± 0.3−9.6  ± 0.32-150 , 2-160 −5.2  ± 0.22-150
(17) (6) (7)(11)(78) (8)(14)(69)
Muscimol + bicuculline−0.3  ± 0.20.5  ± 0.60.5  ± 0.80.2  ± 0.3−0.1  ± 0.3−0.1  ± 0.50.4  ± 0.90.1  ± 0.2
 (3)(6)(4) (3) (9) (6) (5) (7)
GABA−11.7  ± 0.7−10.3  ± 0.7−9.1  ± 0.42-150 , 2-160 −3.7  ± 0.42-150 −11.1  ± 0.2−11.1  ± 0.2−10.1  ± 0.32-150 , 2-160 −4.8  ± 0.22-150
 (5)(6)(5) (7)(14)(12)(15)(12)
GABA + bicuculline−0.1  ± 1.10.7  ± 0.5−1.0  ± 0.60.1  ± 0.7−1.2  ± 0.3−1.2  ± 0.3−0.6  ± 0.5−0.2  ± 0.3
 (3)(5)(5) (6) (4) (8) (5) (5)
Bicuculline0.6  ± 0.40.1  ± 0.50.1  ± 0.5−0.7  ± 0.31.0  ± 0.51.0  ± 0.5−0.1  ± 0.50.2  ± 0.2
 (3)(4)(4) (4) (6) (6) (6) (8)
Baclofen−1.6  ± 0.2−0.3  ± 0.61.1  ± 0.62-150 1.3  ± 0.22-150 −0.9  ± 0.2−0.9  ± 0.21.2  ± 0.62-150 0.3  ± 0.22-150
 (3)(6)(4) (4) (6) (6) (4)(11)
Glutamate12.8  ± 0.312.9  ± 0.612.2  ± 0.712.6  ± 0.416.7  ± 0.216.3  ± 0.316.3  ± 0.416.2  ± 0.2
 (7)(5)(5) (6) (9) (8) (8)(12)
Aspartate10.8  ± 0.411.6  ± 0.610.9  ± 0.611.7  ± 0.513.6  ± 0.213.2  ± 0.413.3  ± 0.413.1  ± 0.2
 (4)(5)(4) (7) (9) (7) (6)(12)

Changes in membrane potential (mV) of Purkinje neurons in slices from Sprague-Dawley, GEPR-NE, GEPR-3, and GEPR-9 rats induced by application of a single concentration of drug during intracellular recording. Mean responses are reported in mV ± S.E.M. Numbers in parentheses represent the number of cells in the recording population from no less than three different preparations each from different litters. For both muscimol and GABA, only hyperpolarizing responses were used to calculate the mean response. All drug concentrations were 10 μM except for muscimol (1 μM) and bicuculline (30 μM).

  • 2-150  Significantly different from both Sprague-Dawley and GEPR-NE, P < .05.

  • 2-160  Significantly different from GEPR-9, P < .05.