GABAERGIC MODULATORS
\d͡ʒˌiːˌe͡ɪbˈiː ˈe͡əd͡ʒɪk mˈɒdjʊlˌe͡ɪtəz], \dʒˌiːˌeɪbˈiː ˈeədʒɪk mˈɒdjʊlˌeɪtəz], \dʒ_ˌiː__ˌeɪ_b_ˈiː_ ˈeə_dʒ_ɪ_k m_ˈɒ_d_j_ʊ_l_ˌeɪ_t_ə_z]\
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Substances that do not act as agonists or antagonists but do affect the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID receptor-ionophore complex. GABA-A receptors (RECEPTORS, GABA-A) appear to have at least three allosteric sites at which modulators act: a site at which benzodiazepines act by increasing the opening frequency of GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID-activated chloride channels; a site at which barbiturates act to prolong the duration of channel opening; and a site at which some steroids may act. General anesthetics probably act at least partly by potentiating GABAergic responses, but they are not included here.
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