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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

Known as: Piperidic Acid, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), Aminalone 
A naturally occurring neurotransmitter with central nervous system (CNS) inhibitory activity. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), converted from the… 
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2-chloro-4-aminobenzoic acid3-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid4,9-dioxo-5,10-diazatetradecane4-amino-2-fluorobutanoic acid

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Amino AcidsAminobutyric AcidAminobutyric AcidsNeurotransmitters
BenzodiazepinesGABA AgentsGABA AgonistsGABA Receptor

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Review
1987
Review
1987
The biological basis of benzodiazepine dependence
Benzodiazepines are the most widely prescribed psychotropic drugs and while the specific neural pathways mediating their several… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
gamma‐Aminobutyric acid hyperpolarizes rat hippocampal pyramidal cells through a calcium‐dependent potassium conductance.
Application of gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) to the dendrites of CA1 pyramidal cells in hippocampal slices produced depolarizing… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Cardiovascular effects of L-glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid injected into the rostral ventrolateral medulla in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats.
We studied the responses to chemical stimulation of the ventrolateral medulla in pentobarbital-anaesthetized, paralyzed… 
1985
1985
gamma-Aminobutyric acid esters. 2. Synthesis, brain uptake, and pharmacological properties of lipid esters of gamma-aminobutyric acid.
Two lipid esters of U-14C-labeled and unlabeled gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were synthesized to test the possibility that… 
1985
1985
Interactions of pyrethroid and cyclodiene insecticides with nicotinic acetylcholine and GABA receptors.
1984
1984
Central gamma-aminobutyric acid involvement in blood pressure control.
The role of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in central nervous system (CNS) control of arterial blood pressure has been studied by… 
1982
1982
The effect of tetrahydroisoxazolopyridinol (THIP) in tardive dyskinesia: a new gamma-aminobutyric acid agonist.
gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonists have been proposed for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia, but their therapeutic… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
GABA and the basal ganglia
1979
1979
Subcellular localization of the GABA-shunt enzymes in Euglena gracilis strain Z.
Glutamate decarboxylase, gamma-aminobutyrate-alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase and NAD-linked and NADP-linked succinic… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Automated assay of gamma-aminobutyric acid in human cerebrospinal fluid.
We describe an automated amino acid analyzer with fluorescence detection (o-phthalaldehyde) which permits sensitive and rapid…