GABA-A receptor

Function

• ionotropic receptor for GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain
• mediates neuronal inhibition through its integral chloride channel

Pathology

• GABA-A receptor antibody encephalitis

More general terms

• ionotropic receptor
• gamma amino butyric acid [GABA] receptor
• phosphoprotein
• Cl- channel
• multisubunit protein

Components

• gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit rho-3 (GABA(A) receptor subunit rho-3, GABRR3)