Concept information
Preferred term
Excitatory Amino Acids
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Acid, Excitatory Amino
- Acids, Excitatory Amino
- Amino Acid, Excitatory
- Amino Acids, Excitatory
- Excitatory Amino Acid
Note
- endogenous: do not confuse with EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS which are exogenous; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 95
In other languages
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Finnish
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eksitatorinen aminohappo
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018846
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