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Evidence for A Synthesis-Dependent Release of GABA

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The control of neuronal activity through synaptic inhibitory mechanisms in the central nervous system (CNS) is presently well established3, 7, 29, 41. This kind of regulatory mechanism implies that the activity of neurons is controlled by the degree of the inhibition exerted upon them by other neurons. This means that a given neuron will fire when the inhibitory action of the controlling neuron decreases, that is, through disinhibition.

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  3. Research Institute of Neurochemistry, New York, New York, USA

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Tapia, R. (1976). Evidence for A Synthesis-Dependent Release of GABA. In: Levi, G., Battistin, L., Lajtha, A. (eds) Transport Phenomena in the Nervous System. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 69. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3264-0_28

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