Three series of experiments were devised to test the hypothesis that glutamate is the transmitter released by sensory hair cells of the frog semicircular canal. These three tests were: 1 - The Tolerance experiment (i.e. making the preparation tolerant to injected Glu yet still capable of responding to endogenous transmitter). 2 - The Glu Decarboxylase experiment (i.e. bathing the preparation in sufficient enzyme to prevent the effects of exogenous Glu by degrading it without affecting the response to endogenous transmitter) and; 3 - The Diltiazem experiment (i.e. using the calcium channel antagonist, diltiazem, to prevent the effect of exogenous Glu and yet not to interfere with endogenous transmitter release and action). The Tolerance and Diltiazem experiments produced results indicative of a clear dissociation between exogenous Glu and natural transmitter. The Glu decarboxylase experiment results were not so clear, producing both evidence for and against the hypothesis.
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