See Also: receptors, gaba-b(medicine)
receptors, gaba(medicine)
receptors, gaba-a(medicine)
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receptors, gaba-a (medicine)


receptors, gaba-a
Cell surface proteins which bind gaba and control an integral membrane chloride channel. Gaba-a receptors are the most prevalent inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors in the brain. Several isoforms have been cloned, and they belong to a superfamily which includes nicotinic receptors, glycine receptors, and 5ht-3 receptors. Most gaba-a receptors have separate modulatory sites sensitive to benzodiazepines and to barbiturates.