title: "Prolegomena" to the biology of the diazepam binding inhibitor (DBI).
abstract: The historical background and the present views on the actions of DBI on GABAergic transmission are summarized in these introductory remarks.
authors.affiliation: FIDIA-Georgetown Institute for the Neurosciences, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20007.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003975:Diazepam / Q000378:metabolism*; D026261:Diazepam Binding Inhibitor; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology*; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D026261:Diazepam Binding Inhibitor; D009479:Neuropeptides; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D003975:Diazepam