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The time course of changes in perilymphatic glutamate release and thei
r Ca2+-dependency were studied in the guinea pig cochlea during high K
+-evoked depolarization. The glutamate concentration was analyzed cont
inuously by an enzyme-linked fluorometric assay combined with microdia
lysis. Two peaks of glutamate increase were found in response to perfu
sion for 10 min. In the absence of Ca2+ the first peak was diminished,
whereas the inhibition of the second peak was minimal. (C) 1998 Elsev
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