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GABA and glycine are classically called "inhibitory" amino acids, despite the fact that their action can rapidly switch from inhibition to excitation and vice versa. The postsynaptic action depends on the intracellular concentration of chloride ions ([Cl(-)](i)), which is regulated by proteins in the plasma membrane: the K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter KCC2 and the Na(+)-K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter NKCC1, which extrude and intrude Cl(-) ions, respectively. A high [Cl(-)](i) leads to a depolarizing (excitatory) action of GABA and glycine, as observed in mature dorsal root ganglion neurons and in motoneurons both early during development and in several pathological conditions, such as following spinal cord injury. Here, we review some recent data regarding chloride homeostasis in the spinal cord and its contribution to network operation involved in locomotion. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Jean-Charles Viemari, Rémi Bos, Pascale Boulenguez, Cécile Brocard, Frédéric Brocard, Hélène Bras, Patrice Coulon, Sylvie Liabeuf, Edouard Pearlstein, Karina Sadlaoud, Aurélie Stil, Sabrina Tazerart, Laurent Vinay. Chapter 1--importance of chloride homeostasis in the operation of rhythmic motor networks. Progress in brain research. 2011;188:3-14

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