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
• 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