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They receive inhibitory control from Lugaro cells, other GoCs, and cerebellar nuclear inhibitory neurons via GABAergic and glycinergic inputs. Although fetal alcohol exposure is known to impair cerebellar function, its impact on developing GoC physiology remains unclear. We investigated the acute effects of ethanol on GABA\n                  <jats:sub>A<\/jats:sub>\n                  receptor\u2013mediated transmission in GoCs during the mouse equivalent of the human third trimester, a critical window for inhibitory circuit formation. To identify GoCs, we used VGAT-Venus transgenic mice, in which the vesicular GABA transporter promoter drives expression of the Venus fluorescent protein. Whole-cell patch-clamp and loose-patch recordings from postnatal day (P) 6\u201310 mice revealed that ethanol exposure dose-dependently increased the frequency of action potential\u2013dependent GABA\n                  <jats:sub>A<\/jats:sub>\n                  receptor-mediated spontaneous postsynaptic currents (sPSCs) in GoCs. While ethanol produced variable effects on GoC firing rates, it more consistently enhanced GABA\n                  <jats:sub>A<\/jats:sub>\n                  -sPSC frequency in granule cells. We also examined expression of the K\n                  <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                  \u2013Cl\n                  <jats:sup>-<\/jats:sup>\n                  cotransporter 2 (KCC2), a chloride exporter whose developmental upregulation drives the shift in GABA\n                  <jats:sub>A<\/jats:sub>\n                  receptor signaling from excitatory to inhibitory. Immunohistochemical analysis at P6 showed that GoCs express low levels of KCC2, suggesting that GABA\n                  <jats:sub>A<\/jats:sub>\n                  receptor\u2013 mediated currents may remain depolarizing in a subset of GoCs. This property could contribute to ethanol-induced disruption of cerebellar circuit maturation. 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