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REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF γ‐AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA) IN BRAIN OF THE RHESUS MONKEY *
Author(s) -
Fahn S.,
Ccote L. J.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1968.tb06198.x
Subject(s) - globus pallidus , substantia nigra , aminobutyric acid , thalamus , cerebral cortex , neuroscience , white matter , hypothalamus , cerebrum , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , biology , basal ganglia , gamma aminobutyric acid , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry , central nervous system , biochemistry , dopamine , dopaminergic , receptor , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
—The concentrations of γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) in twenty different regions of Rhesus monkey brain were studied. The highest levels were found in the substantia nigra, globus pallidus, and hypothalamus. Regions of the cerebral cortex and thalamus contained low amounts and white matter the lowest. Indirect evidence supporting an inhibitory transmitter role for GABA is discussed.