excitotoxin
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excitotoxin — Class of substances that damage neurons through paroxysmal overactivity. The best known excitotoxins are the excitatory amino acids, that can produce lesions in the CNS similar to those of Huntington s chorea or Alzheimer s disease.… … Dictionary of molecular biology
excitotoxin — ex·ci·to·tox·in ik sīt ə .täk sən n an excitotoxic agent (as kainic acid) * * * ex·ci·to·tox·in (ek siґto tok″sin) any of a group of neurotoxic substances found in certain plants or made synthetically; they are analogous to glutamic acid… … Medical dictionary
excitotoxin — ex·ci·to·tox·in … English syllables
excitotoxin — ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ sən noun Etymology: excite + o + toxin : an excitotoxic agent (as kainic acid or glutamate) … Useful english dictionary
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Excitotoxicity — is the pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged and killed by glutamate and similar substances. This occurs when receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate such as the NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor are overactivated.… … Wikipedia
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