“…This acidification in the presence of NH 4 Cl, results from NH 4 + influx at steady state and represents KCC2 activity. Rates of steady-state NH 4 + influx were determined by monitoring the initial 75 s period of the decrease in intracellular pH (Shin et al, 2004; Hershfinkel et al, 2009), thus minimizing the exposure to NH 4 Cl (Bonnet and Wiemann, 1999) and the potential effects of pH regulatory mechanisms. BCECF fluorescence was calibrated using 10 μ M nigericin in oxygenated (100% O 2 ) solution containing the following (in mM): 118 KCl, 3 NaCl, 1 MgCl 2 , 1.5 CaCl 2 , 25 HEPES, and 10 glucose (Ritucci et al, 1996; Trapp et al, 1996; Ruusuvuori et al, 2004).…”