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gamma aminobutyric acid - an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter

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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'While most pharmacologic treatments for depression target monoamine systems, such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, this intervention targets the parasympathetic and gamma aminobutyric acid system and provides a new avenue for treatment,' Streeter explained.

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Keywords: Trifluoroacetylacetone, Gamma aminobutyric acid, Putrescine, Amino-acids, Cerebrospinal Fluid, GC-FID.

Capillary Gas Chromatographic Determination of Gamma Aminobutyric acid and Putrescine in Cerebrospinal Fluid using Trifluoroacetylacetone as Derivatizing Reagent

The researchers performed MRS exams on the addicted youth prior to and following behavioural therapy and a single MRS study on the control patients to measure levels of gamma aminobutyric acid, or GABA, a neurotransmitter in the brain that inhibits or slows down brain signals, and glutamate-glutamine (Glx), a neurotransmitter that causes neurons to become more electrically excited.

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