GABA Definition

gabə; gäbə, gäbä
abbreviation
Gamma-aminobutyric acid.
American Heritage Medicine
noun
An amino acid, H2N(CH2)3COOH, found in plants and in nervous tissue, esp. in the brain, where it acts as a neurotransmitter that suppresses nerve activity.
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GABA Sentence Examples

  • That at Gaba Tepe was to be carried out by the two Australasian divisions under Gen.

  • Pyridoxine is required for the synthesis of gamma amino butyric acid (GABA ).

  • There has also been the suggestion that benzodiazepines can increase the conductance of high affinity GABA A receptors 79.

  • Binding of GABA opens an integral chloride channel, producing an increase in membrane conductance that results in inhibition of neuronal activity.

  • There is evidence that drugs that stimulate or increase the levels of GABA in the brain may delay ejaculation.

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GGAGAB

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ABAABA

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