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. 2018 Dec 7;293(49):19159-19160.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.CL118.006591.

The discovery of GABA in the brain

Martin J Spiering

The discovery of GABA in the brain

Martin J Spiering. J Biol Chem. .
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Eugene Roberts, who first reported that GABA is a major amino compound in the brain. Photo from Scholarpedia, used under Creative Commons.
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