Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate
Pharmacological and Functional Aspects| By: | Godfrey Tunnicliff |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780415284998 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781134495849 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2002 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) has come a long way since early experiments in animals where it was found to induce a sleep-like state and from its use in general anaesthesia in human subjects. It has been found to be a naturally-occurring compound in the brain, a metabolite of GABA, the emerging ubiquitous inhibitory neurotransmitter. This has opened