GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA)

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N., Pam M.S.
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Major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian nervous system and found widely distributed in both invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It is synthesized from the amino acid glutamic acid.

GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA): "Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) inhibits neurotransmission."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. GLYCINE
  2. GLUTAMATE
  3. SEROTONIN
  4. GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE
  5. ISONIAZID
  6. GABA,, RECEPTOR
  7. VALPROIC ACID
  8. ASPARTATE
  9. AMINO ACID IMBALANCE
  10. CARBAMATES
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA)," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/gamma-aminobutyric-acid-gaba/ (accessed April 3, 2020).
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