Gaba

//ˈɡæbə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of gamma-aminobutyric acid. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

    "[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."

  2. 2
    an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter wordnet

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gamma aminobutyric acidgamma aminobutyric acidγ aminobutyric acid

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"[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."

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γ aminobutyric acid

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