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dxtxpx
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02/09/04 - 07:08 AM       #1

How do benzodiazepines reduce anxiety?

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02/10/04 - 06:51 AM       #2

by selectively inhibiting neuronal circuits in the limbic system of the brain

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02/11/04 - 10:58 AM       #3

benzos bind to GABA --> more influx of Cl- into neuron and hyperpolarize them-->cause further decrease in excitability and neuronal firing --> therefore decrease anxiety









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