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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Aminobutyrates > gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
... > Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Acyclic > Butyrates > Aminobutyrates > gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Volatile > Butyrates > Aminobutyrates > gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid  

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Entry terms

  • 4 Aminobutanoic Acid
  • 4-Aminobutanoic Acid
  • 4 Aminobutyric Acid
  • 4-Aminobutyric Acid
  • Aminalon
  • Aminalone
  • GABA

Scope note

  • The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.

History note

  • 2001(1975); use AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS 1966-1974

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005680

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