Expression of functional inhibitory neurotransmitter transporters GlyT1, GAT-1, and GAT-3 by astrocytes of inferior colliculus and hippocampus

Table 2 Glycine- and GABA-induced inward current and depolarization in IC and HC astrocytes

Region	I_{Gly (max)} [pA]	P	I_{GABA (max)} [pA]	P	Ratio	P	ΔE_{M (Gly)} [mV]	P	ΔE_{M (GABA)} [mV]	P	Ratio	P
IC	173 ± 28 (13)	0.200 n.s. sc	327 ± 35 (14)	0.009 * sc	1.9	0.002 ** sc	3.0 ± 0.8 (8)	0.374 n.s. sc	7.2 ± 0.8 (7)	0.041 n.s. sc	2.4	0.003 ** sc
HC	141 ± 20 (10)	0.200 n.s. sc	504 ± 67 (7)	0.009 * sc	3.6	0.001 ** sc	2.6 ± 0.5 (6)	0.374 n.s. sc	10.6 ± 1.6 (7)	0.041 n.s. sc	4.1	0.002 ** sc

The data are given as mean ± SEM. The number of experiments is given in parenthesis. IC Inferior colliculus, HC Hippocampus, P Probability value, sc Šidák corrected significance level for 2 comparisons, n.s. Not significant, *sc: P < 0.025, **P < 0.005. For critical significance levels, see Methods section

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