| glutamate |
a salt or ester of glutamic acid
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| glutamate |
The most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.
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| glutamate |
An amino acid that is a primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. This chemical agent plays an essential role in initiating and transmitting nerve impulses, crossing synapses to stimulate postsynaptic neurons.
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| glutamate |
A neurotransmitter often released at excitatory synapses in the CNS.
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| glutamate |
An amino acid neurotransmitter normally involved in learning and memory. Under certain circumstances it can be an excitotoxin and appears to cause nerve cell death in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders.
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