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GABA stimulates the rabbit corneal endothelial fluid pump

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GABA and its analogues were shown to activate the rabbit corneal endothelial fluid pump in the micromolar range. The stimulation was abolished by bicuculline and chlorpromazine, but not by picrotoxin.

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  1. R. Vidal

    Present address: The National Centre of Ophthalmology “Quinze-Vingts”, Paris, France

  2. A. Wendel & S. Dikstein

    Present address: the Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Tübingen, FRG

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  1. Cell Pharmacology Unit, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P. O. Box 12065, Jerusalem, Israel

    R. Vidal, A. Wendel & S. Dikstein

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This work was supported by PHS-NIH Grant No. 1R01 EY 00965, to S.D.

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Vidal, R., Wendel, A. & Dikstein, S. GABA stimulates the rabbit corneal endothelial fluid pump. Experientia 35, 182–183 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920602

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