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γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the Central Nervous System (CNS), is also present in several peripheral tissues, where it has a functional role in the regulation of muscle contraction or hormonal secretion (for a review, see Tanaka & Taniyama, 1992).
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Parramón, M., Oset-Gasque, M.J., González, M.P., Herrero, M.T. (1994). Mechanisms of GABAergic Regulation of Neurosecretion in Chromaffin Cells. In: Municio, A.M., Miras-Portugal, M.T. (eds) Cell Signal Transduction, Second Messengers, and Protein Phosphorylation in Health and Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1879-2_18
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