A GABA agonist is a drug which acts to stimulate or increase the action at the
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GABA-Rezeptor — GABA Rezeptoren sind Transmembranproteine in Nervenzellen, die spezifisch den Neurotransmitter γ Aminobuttersäure (GABA) binden. Es gibt ionotrope und metabotrope GABA Rezeptoren. Zu den ionotropen Rezeptoren zählen der GABAA und der GABAC… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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