How to Use gamma-aminobutyric acid in a Sentence

gamma-aminobutyric acid

noun
  • 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
  • Magnesium binds with a chemical messenger in our brains called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GAMA), which then signals to our nervous system to relax.
    Audrey Noble, Allure, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Valerian is thought to affect levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
    Cathy Wong, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • This works as other general anesthetics work, acting on receptors in the brain—possibly the GABA [gamma-aminobutyric acid] receptors, because that is a mechanism for a lot of sleepiness in the brain.
    Katherine Harmon, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2011
  • 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
  • Herbal teas like valerian root, lemon balm, and chamomile act on the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) to facilitate and improve sleep quality.
    Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
  • Alcohol increases the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), for example.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • For example, valerian may increase the amount or function of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), a neurotransmitter associated with sleep.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Common neurotransmitters include serotonin, epinephrine, dopamine, acetylcholine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
    Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024

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