Beyond the Acronym: What is another name for GABA? And its pharmacology explained
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Acting as the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mature mammalian brain, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is critical for balancing neural activity. So, what is another name for GABA? Its more formal scientific name is 4-aminobutanoic acid, though it is also commonly referred to by its full, spelled-out name, gamma-aminobutyric acid.
