1.1. Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) and Quantification in the CNS
GABA (C4H9NO2C4) is a non-standard amino acid that acts as the major inhibitory neurotransmitter [In pre-clinical rodent models, high anxiety-behaviour mice exhibit higher levels of amygdala GABA and a greater expression of GABA pathway components GAD65 and GAD67 than normal anxiety-behaviour mice [