How to Use gamma-aminobutyric acid in a Sentence

gamma-aminobutyric acid

noun
  • Others make an amino acid called gamma-aminobutyric acid that naturally blocks some brain signals.
    — Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The Revox 7 serum also contains gamma-aminobutyric acid, another form of amino acid that reduces the appearance of prominent lines and skin creasing.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 3 Nov. 2021
  • This enzyme plays a role in the creation of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Valerian is thought to affect levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
    — Cathy Wong, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Gabapentin is a molecule related to gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, a common neuro transmitter.
    — Christopher Linstrom, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011
  • Alcohol increases the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), for example.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
  • These herbs act on the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) to facilitate and improve sleep quality.
    — Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Alcohol stimulates receptors for a neurotransmitter in the brain called gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Specifically, these compounds—which included lactic acid, acetic acid, gamma-aminobutyric acid, phenolic acids, and polyphenols—prevented inflammatory agents from damaging local cells.
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • Drinking floods the brain with the neurotransmitter (brain chemical) gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which contributes to feelings of short-term relaxation.
    — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This setting is used to cook rice at a low temperature and incredibly slowly, allowing the level of gamma-aminobutyric acid (or GABA) to gradually increase.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • This receptor normally gives passage to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an important molecule that inhibits brain activity.
    — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Benzodiazepines work by enhancing the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter that slows brain activity.
    — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
  • These drugs enhance the activity of the central nervous system’s main inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).
    — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 25 May 2020
  • Zolpidem instead interacts with the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter, which lemborexant doesn't impact.
    — Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 1 June 2025
  • Astrocytic gamma-aminobutyric acid dysregulation as a therapeutic target for posttraumatic stress disorder.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • But in the late 1970s, researchers began to learn that the drugs helped flood the brain with gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, which in essence blocks your nervous system from receiving too many activation signals.
    — P.e. Moskowitz september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Taking oral magnesium affects several chemicals and neurotransmitters, like gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), in your brain that support sleep and relaxation.
    — Health, 16 June 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Similarly, estrogen increases the release of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter that reduces pain.
    — Kirsten Nunez, SELF, 22 June 2022
  • 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
  • Common neurotransmitters include serotonin, epinephrine, dopamine, acetylcholine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
    — Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024

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