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Definition of Gamma aminobutyric acid
1. Noun. An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
Medical Definition of Gamma aminobutyric acid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gamma Aminobutyric Acid
Literary usage of Gamma aminobutyric acid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alcohol and the Brain (1993)
"The binding of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) or benzodiazepines to their respective
recognition sites on the receptor complex causes the ion channel to ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Gee, KW; Brinton, RE; Chang, WC; and McEwen, BS Gamma-aminobutyric acid-dependent
modulation of the chloride ionophore by steroids in rat brain. ..."
3. Research on Alcohol and Alcoholism (1993)
"MK Ethanol potentiation of GABAergic transmission in cultured spinal cord neurons
involves gamma-aminobutyric acid-gated chloride channels. ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... receptors mediating Inhibition of gamma- aminobutyric acid release in rat
corpus striatum and their pharmacological characterization. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"6 Fusarium poae extracts, immunosuppressive effects of (mouse), 160, 302 Gamma
aminobutyric acid G effect on prolactin secretion (rat), 161, ..."
6. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Arceuthobium abietinum contained gamma aminobutyric acid, but its host, Abies
concolor, did not. Shoots of all mistletoes tested contained asparagine, ..."
7. Date Rape Drugs: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, U.S. House of edited by Fred Upton (1999)
"GHB is naturally occurring, and it is a metabolite of gamma aminobutyric acid in
the human brain, and it occurs in other organs and tissues of the body. ..."
8. Alcohol and the Brain (1993)
"The binding of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) or benzodiazepines to their respective
recognition sites on the receptor complex causes the ion channel to ..."
9. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Gee, KW; Brinton, RE; Chang, WC; and McEwen, BS Gamma-aminobutyric acid-dependent
modulation of the chloride ionophore by steroids in rat brain. ..."
10. Research on Alcohol and Alcoholism (1993)
"MK Ethanol potentiation of GABAergic transmission in cultured spinal cord neurons
involves gamma-aminobutyric acid-gated chloride channels. ..."
11. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... receptors mediating Inhibition of gamma- aminobutyric acid release in rat
corpus striatum and their pharmacological characterization. ..."
12. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"6 Fusarium poae extracts, immunosuppressive effects of (mouse), 160, 302 Gamma
aminobutyric acid G effect on prolactin secretion (rat), 161, ..."
13. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Arceuthobium abietinum contained gamma aminobutyric acid, but its host, Abies
concolor, did not. Shoots of all mistletoes tested contained asparagine, ..."
14. Date Rape Drugs: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, U.S. House of edited by Fred Upton (1999)
"GHB is naturally occurring, and it is a metabolite of gamma aminobutyric acid in
the human brain, and it occurs in other organs and tissues of the body. ..."