How to Use gamma-aminobutyric acid in a Sentence
gamma-aminobutyric acid
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This enzyme plays a role in the creation of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA.
— Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 8 Dec. 2022 -
Others make an amino acid called gamma-aminobutyric acid that naturally blocks some brain signals.
— Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020 -
Valerian is thought to affect levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
— Cathy Wong, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2023 -
Gabapentin is a molecule related to gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, a common neuro transmitter.
— Christopher Linstrom, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011 -
It is thought to achieve this by influencing the release and activity of various neurotransmitters, such as GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), which is known for its calming effects.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2023 -
Alcohol stimulates receptors for a neurotransmitter in the brain called gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA.
— Julia Ries, SELF, 8 Dec. 2022 -
And the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) slows down brain activity by blocking certain signals in the central nervous system, which can produce a calming effect.
— Celia Shatzman, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Jan. 2023 -
Alcohol stimulates receptors for a neurotransmitter in the brain called gamma-aminobutyric acid (or GABA), which quiets the nervous system and reduces brain activity.
— Good Housekeeping, 17 Apr. 2023 -
Exercise reduces anxiety, at least in part, by causing the neurons that release the calming neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) to proliferate.
— Brodie Ramin, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2021 -
What are benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepines are a class of anti-anxiety medications, or anxiolytics, that increase the activity of the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the brain.
— Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2019 -
These drugs enhance the activity of the central nervous system’s main inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).
— Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 25 May 2020 -
The wasp's venom contains gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter that shuts down the motor neurons, temporarily paralyzing the legs.
— Kenneth C. Catania, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021 -
These natural compounds work by regulating neurotransmitters in the brain, such as serotonin and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which play crucial roles in promoting relaxation and reducing anxiety.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2023 -
Similarly, estrogen increases the release of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter that reduces pain.
— Kirsten Nunez, SELF, 22 June 2022 -
The most common prescription sleeping pills (including zoplidem and eszopiclone) work on receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in your central nervous system.
— Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Sep. 2018
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