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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Excitatory Amino Acids
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Aminoácidos Excitadores
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Aminoácidos Excitatórios
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Synonyms English:
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Acid, Excitatory Amino
Acids, Excitatory Amino
Amino Acid, Excitatory
Amino Acids, Excitatory
Excitatory Amino Acid
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Tree Number:
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D12.125.427
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Definition English:
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Endogenous amino acids released by neurons as excitatory neurotransmitters. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Aspartic acid has been regarded as an excitatory transmitter for many years, but the extent of its role as a transmitter is unclear. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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endogenous: do not confuse with EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS which are exogenous; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; DF: EXCITATORY AA
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Pharmacological Action:
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Neurotransmitter Agents
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See Related English:
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Receptors, Glutamate
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History Note English:
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95
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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32257
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Unique Identifier:
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D018846
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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