gamma-aminobutyric acid
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γ-aminobutyric acid
(GABA) [gam″ah-ah-me″no-bu-tēr´ik]an amino acid that is one of the principal inhibitory neurotransmitters in the central nervous system.
gamma-aminobutyric acid
[gam″ah-ah-me″no-bu-tir´ik]γ-aminobutyric acid; see under A.
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γ-a·mi·no·bu·tyr·ic ac·id (GABA, γ-A·bu),
(ă-mē'nō-bū-tēr'ik as'id),4-aminobutyric acid; a constituent of the central nervous system; quantitatively, the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter. Used in the treatment of various neurologic disorders (for example, epilepsy).
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gamma-aminobutyric acid
(găm′ə-ə-mē′nō-byo͞o-tîr′ĭk, -ăm′ə-)n. Abbr. GABA
An amino acid, C4H9NO2, that is not found in proteins, but occurs in the central nervous system and is associated with the transmission of nerve impulses.
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gamma-aminobutyric acid
See GABA.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
gamma-aminobutyric acid
See GABA.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)
A neurotransmitter that slows down the activity of nerve cells in the brain.
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