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  • initialism Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Examples

  • Further, the development and use in our study of the highly sensitive ISH instead of immunohistochemistry to label GAD-containing neurons likely contributed to a more complete identification of GABAergic neurons.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • It's made of a protein called GAD that's normally found in the brain and in the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • It's made of a protein called GAD that's normally found in the brain and in the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • It's made of a protein called GAD that's normally found in the brain and in the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • It's made of a protein called GAD that's normally found in the brain and in the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • We were able to raise $70,000 JA for GAD which is an amazing amount of money $1,000 US!

    GAD Auction 2008

  • A small minority (≤ 10% in most studies) of women with GDM have circulating antibodies to pancreatic islets (anti-islet cell antibodies) or to β-cell antigens such as GAD (anti-GAD antibodies) and then notes:

    Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes 2010

  • It is estimated that about half of patients who utilize mental health services for anxiety disorders such as GAD, panic disorder, or social phobia are doing so because of alcohol or benzodiazepine dependence.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Neurologix's strategy is to deliver a gene ( "GAD") that reestablishes the production of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), the major brain inhibitory neurotransmitter that helps "quiet" excessive neuronal firing.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • He ran me through the standard questionnaire, and then said (compassionately) sounds like pretty typical GAD.

    kateelliott: Social Anxiety kateelliott 2009

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