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GABA

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GABA
abbr.
gamma-aminobutyric acid
GABA [ˈgæbə]
n acronym for
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) gamma-aminobutyric acid: a biologically active substance found in plants and in brain and other animal tissues; it is a neurotransmitter that inhibits activation of neurones
GABA
Abbreviation of gamma-aminobutyric acid
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Noun1.GABA - an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter
gamma aminobutyric acid
amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
neurotransmitter - a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse


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