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    Glossary GABA receptor

    protein in the brain that inhibits neuronal activity

    A GABA receptor is a protein in the brain that responds to the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It plays a crucial role in reducing neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system. There are two main types: GABA(A) receptors, which are ion channels that allow chloride ions to enter the neuron, leading to inhibition, and GABA(B) receptors, which are G-protein-coupled receptors that influence neuronal activity through secondary messenger systems.

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    1. Brain allopregnanolone induces marked scratching behaviour in diet-induced atopic dermatitis mouse model Scientific reports · 2019 · 6 citations
    2. Neurosteroid Synthesis-Mediated Regulation of GABA<sub>A</sub>Receptors: Relevance to the Ovarian Cycle and Stress Journal of Neuroscience · 2007 · 238 citations
    3. Stress-Induced Deoxycorticosterone-Derived Neurosteroids Modulate GABA<sub>A</sub>Receptor Function and Seizure Susceptibility Journal of Neuroscience · 2002 · 269 citations
    4. Progesterone, neurosteroids, and the hormonal basis of catamenial epilepsy Annals of Neurology · 2003 · 30 citations
    5. Alteration of Ethanol Drinking in Mice via Modulation of the GABAA Receptor with Ganaxolone, Finasteride, and Gaboxadol Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research · 2011 · 34 citations
    6. Changes in Expression and Function of Extrasynaptic GABA<sub>A</sub>Receptors in the Rat Hippocampus during Pregnancy and after Delivery Journal of Neuroscience · 2009 · 86 citations
    7. Role of GABA-active neurosteroids in the efficacy of metyrapone against cocaine addiction Behavioural Brain Research · 2014 · 15 citations
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    1. After praising finasteride on this sub for a while I realised it gave me Brain Fog. I think its related to inhibiting GABA and interferring with mirtazapine (an antidepressant). Reddit · 1 Jan 2020
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