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Category:GO:0004890 ! GABA-A receptor activity
name: GABA-A receptor activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Combining with the amino acid gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA, 4-aminobutyrate) to initiate a change in cell activity. GABA-A receptors function as chloride channels." [PMID:8974333]
comment: Note that this term represents an activity and not a gene product. Consider also annotating to the molecular function term 'chloride channel activity ; GO:0005254' and 'inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity ; GO:0005237'.
synonym: "ionotropic GABA receptor activity" EXACT [GOC:bf]
is_a: GO:0016917 ! GABA receptor activity
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<GOterm>GO:0004890</GOterm>
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