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===Pharmacology===
===Pharmacology===
Diazepam is a [[central nervous system]] depressant. It accomplishes this by augmenting the effect of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-amino-butyric-acid ([[GABA]]) by binding to its endogenous [[ionotropic receptor]] (The GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor) at a location distinct from GABA itself. This ultimately results in the hyperpolarization of the neuron by increasing its inward chloride conductance, raising the threshold of stimulation, and making it more difficult for the cell to produce excitatory [[action potentials]].
Diazepam is a [[central nervous system]] depressant. It accomplishes this by augmenting the effect of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-amino-butyric-acid ([[GABA]]) by binding to its endogenous [[ionotropic receptor]] (The GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor) at a location distinct from GABA itself.[http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100000757.html] [http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/133/3/239] This ultimately results in the hyperpolarization of the neuron by increasing its inward chloride conductance, raising the threshold of stimulation, and making it more difficult for the cell to produce excitatory [[action potentials]].
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