Excitatory Amino Acids [excitační aminokyseliny]

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Terms

Amino Acids, Excitatory
Excitatory Amino Acid

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Definition

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.

Annotation
endogenous: do not confuse with EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS which are exogenous; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics
DUI
D018846 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0028199
Previous indexing
Amino Acids (1966-1994)
History note
95
Public note
95