Term Name: | GABA reuptake inhibitor |
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Synonyms: | GABA re-uptake inhibitor, GABA re-uptake inhibitors, GABA reuptake inhibitors, gamma-aminobutyric acid re-uptake inhibitor, gamma-aminobutyric acid re-uptake inhibitors, gamma-aminobutyric acid reuptake inhibitor, gamma-aminobutyric acid reuptake inhibitors |
Definition: | A compound that inhibits the re-uptake of the neurotransmitter GABA from the synapse into the pre-synaptic neuron, so increasing the extracellular concentrations of the neurotransmitter and hence increasing neurotransmission. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:85384] ( EBI ) |