A review on Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and its receptors

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kumar, M Sudheer ^a   Kuppast, I J ^a  

^a NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Cisaminocrotonic acid (CACA); Gama aminobutyric acid (GABA); Ionotropic; Metabotropic

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINOCROTONATE; BACLOFEN; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHANNEL GATING; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG TARGETING; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 84867727355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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