A Georgetown University pharmacology and physiology professor gave an overview of “The World of GABA” in the annual Stephen and Mary Krop Lectureship in Pharmacology April 12. Tom Krop said the ...

The activation of fast ion channels that are activated by neurotransmitters is initiated by the interaction of agonist and receptor. This signal at the agonist-binding site, which is located in the ...

Figure 1: Single oocyte binding method and comparison of the dose dependence of binding and activation. Figure 3: GABA dissociation and receptor deactivation at low temperature. The following simple ...

Diabetes is a disease affecting two pancreatic hormones — insulin and glucagon. In healthy people, insulin helps cells take up glucose from the blood when glucose levels are high. In contrast, ...

Gamma-Aminobutyric acid, or γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a neurotransmitter found in the brain. Its activity in the brain was clarified in 1957 when scientists reported that GABA produced inhibitory ...

Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a naturally occurring amino acid that works as a neurotransmitter in your brain. Neurotransmitters function as chemical messengers. GABA is considered an inhibitory ...