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. 2008 Nov 24;587(Pt 2):329–344. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.165035

Table 2.

Summary of GABAergic marker expression in whole postnatal day 14 carotid bodies (CBs) and petrosal ganglia (PGs) as determined by RT-PCR analysis

Marker CB (Y/N)a PG (Y/N)
Receptor subunits
α1 N Y
α2 N Y
β2 N Y
γ2S Y Y
γ2L N Y
γ3 N Y
δ N N
Biosynthesis enzyme isoforms
GAD 65 N Y
GAD 67A Y Y
GAD 67E Y Y
Transporter isoforms
GAT 1 N Y
GAT 2 Y Y
GAT 3 Y Y
BGT-1 Y Y
a

Y refers to yes for expression and N to no expression.