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GABA and glycine are regarded as inhibitory neurotransmitters in the mammalian central nervous system (Bernardi et al., 1975; Aprison and Nadi, 1978; Barker and Ransom, 1978; Nistri and Costanti, 1979; Alger and Nicoll, 1979; Levi et al., 1982; Bormann et al., 1987).
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Mercuri, N.B., Calabresi, P., Stefani, A., De Murtas, M., Bernardi, G. (1991). Characterization of GABA and Glycine Actions on Substantia Nigra Zona Compacta Neurons. In: Bernardi, G., Carpenter, M.B., Di Chiara, G., Morelli, M., Stanzione, P. (eds) The Basal Ganglia III. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 39. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5871-8_27
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