In article <3c9tir$s8k at charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
plaudrup at magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Peter Laudrup) wrote:
> And Matt Spitzer answers:
> Benzodiazepines work by potentiating GABAergic synaptic transmission, so I
> suppose the "endogenous benzodiazepine" would be GABA.
>> I agree about the effects of benzodiazepins on the GABA receptor complex, a
> potentiation. However, I strongly hesitate to consider GABA as "endogenous
> benzodiazepine".
>
Fair enough. Just out of curiosity, are there any candidates for an
endogenous ligand that might act at the benzodiazepine site to regulate the
GABA receptor?
