Editing GABA receptor (section)

{{Short description|Receptors that respond to gamma-aminobutyric acid}}
[[Image:GABA.png|thumb|[[Gamma-aminobutyric acid]]]]
The '''GABA receptors'''  are a class of [[Receptor (biochemistry)|receptors]] that respond to the [[neurotransmitter]] [[gamma-aminobutyric acid]] (GABA), the chief [[inhibitory]] compound in the mature [[vertebrate]] [[central nervous system]]. There are two classes of GABA receptors: [[GABAA receptor|GABA<sub>A</sub>]] and [[GABAB receptor|GABA<sub>B</sub>]]. GABA<sub>A</sub> receptors are [[ligand-gated ion channels]] (also known as [[Ionotropic effect|ionotropic]] receptors); whereas GABA<sub>B</sub> receptors are [[G protein-coupled receptors]], also called [[metabotropic receptors]].