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We have investigated the effects of the phencyclidine like-compounds ketamine and MK801 on the evoked field potentials of rat olfactory bulb. Low doses of ketamine (3–6 mg/kg) blocked the inhibition of mitral cells by granule cells evoked by stimulation of lateral olfactory tract fibres or by stimulation of olfactory nerve. This blockade was not accompanied by a decrease in granule cell excitation as revealed by field potential recording. MK801 had a similar effect on the inhibition of mitral cells evoked by stimulation of the lateral olfactory tract. As ketamine does not influence the inhibitory action of GABA (Anis et al. 1983) these results suggest that both ketamine and MK801 block inhibition by an action on intrinsic excitatory feed-back circuits in the olfactory bulb.
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Jacobson, I., Hamberger, A. & Richards, C.D. Ketamine and MK801 attenuate paired pulse inhibition in the olfactory bulb of the rat. Exp Brain Res 80, 409–414 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00228168
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