Benzodiazepine tranquilizers affect GABA synapses by ____.

A. stimulating GABA receptors
B. facilitating binding of GABA to its receptors
C. inhibiting GABA receptors
D. decreasing binding of GABA to its receptors


Answer: B

Psychology

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