GABA
See also: gaba, Gaba, and gába
English
Noun
GABA
- (organic chemistry) Acronym of gamma-aminobutyric acid.
- 2001: [Valium] was followed by many imitators, all sharing the same pharmacological mechanism, which is to enhance the actions of the key inhibitory brain chemical messenger GABA. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 58)
Derived terms
- GABAergic