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Pre- and Non-Synaptic Activities of GABA and Related Amino Acids in the Mammalian Nervous System

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Amino Acids as Chemical Transmitters

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((NSSA,volume 16))

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The importance of GABA as an inhibitory transmitter in the mammalian brain and spinal cord is well recognized, especially in relation to hyperpolarizing postsynaptic inhibition which involves an increase in the membrane conductance and potential of neurones.

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