| Term: | brain gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | brain |
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| Synonyms: | brain structure |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008] |
| Name: | gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway |
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| Synonyms: | 4-aminobutanoate signaling pathway, 4-aminobutanoate signalling pathway, 4-aminobutyrate signaling pathway, 4-aminobutyrate signalling pathway, GABA signaling pathway, GABA signalling pathway, gamma-aminobutyric acid signalling pathway |
| Definition: | The series of molecular signals generated by the binding of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate), an amino acid which acts as a neurotransmitter in some organisms, to its receptor on the surface of a target cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007214] QuickGO AmiGO |