gamma-aminobutyric acid (redirected from Gamma amino butyric acid)

gamma-aminobutyric acid /gam·ma-ami·no·bu·tyr·ic ac·id/ (gam?ah-ah-me?no-bu-tir´ik) ?.

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gam·ma-a·mi·no·bu·tyr·ic acid (gm--mn-by-tîrk, -m-n-)

n. Abbr. GABA

An amino acid that occurs in the central nervous system and that is associated with transmission of inhibitory nerve impulses.

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GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)

A neurotransmitter that slows down the activity of nerve cells in the brain.

Mentioned in: Central Nervous System Depressants