Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. An amino acid, C4H9NO2, that is not found in proteins, but occurs in the central nervous system and is associated with the transmission of nerve impulses.
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- n. An amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA.
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Examples
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M. K. Ticku, The effects of acute and chronic ethanol administration and its withdrawal on gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor binding in rat brain, British Journal of Pharmacology 70 1980: 403-10.
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Burch, Alterations in gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor sensitivity following acute and chronic ethanol treatments, Journal of Neuro-chemistry 34 1980: 417-23.
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Sutton and M. A. Simmonds, Effects of acute and chronic ethanol on the gamma-aminobutyric acid system in rat brain, Biochemical Pharmacology 22 1973: 1685-92.
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