Table 2.

Effect of Ro15–4513 on GABAA-R-mediated sIPSCs in granule cells of the dentate gyrus during pregnancy and after delivery

Group (n)Amplitude (% change)Decay time (% change)Area (% change)Frequency (% change)
E (5)−5.5 ± 7.2−24.1 ± 4.1*−31.2 ± 9.5*−11.2 ± 7.3
P19 (8)−10.3 ± 6.8−19.5 ± 5.2*−23.1 ± 10.3*−3.6 ± 6.9
pp2 (8)12.2 ± 10.228.6 ± 8.3*25 ± 11.5−5.8 ± 7.7
  • Data are expressed as the percentage of change in current parameters induced by Ro15-4513 (3 μm) and are means ± SEM for the indicated numbers (n) of neurons in hippocampal slices obtained from rats in estrus, at day 19 of pregnancy, or at 2 d after delivery.

  • *p < 0.05 versus estrus (one-way ANOVA followed by Scheffe's test).