Discovery of non-Zwitterionic GABAA receptor full agonists and a superagonist
Functional assays (chloride flux) demonstrate that appropriately functionalized GABA amides are partial, full, or superagonists of the GABAA receptor.
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We thank the Virginia Tech Departments of Chemistry and Entomology for financial support.
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