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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Noun

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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