Research Article

A Simple Densitometric Method for the Quantification of Inhibitory Neurotransmitter Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) in Rat Brain Tissue

Table 3

GABA content found in different brain regions by the present HPTLC method.

Brain regionContent of GABA (mg g−1 wet tissue)

Cortex 0 . 1 9 ± 0 . 0 1
Striatum 0 . 4 2 ± 0 . 0 2
Hippocampus 0 . 2 8 ± 0 . 0 1

Values were expressed in mean ± SEM ( 𝑛 = 6 ).