Definition of Excitotoxic. Meaning of Excitotoxic. Synonyms of Excitotoxic

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- In excitotoxicity, nerve cells suffer damage or death when the levels of otherwise necessary and safe neurotransmitters such as glutamate become pathologically...
- Overactivation of the receptor, causing excessive influx of Ca2+ can lead to excitotoxicity which is implied to be involved in some neurodegenerative disorders...
- kind of glutamate receptor in the brain. The chemical is linked to excitotoxicity (cell death). The seeds have been used for treating roundworm and pinworm...
- classification, which characterizes classes of bone lesions. Another type is an excitotoxic lesion, which can be caused by excitatory amino acids like kainic acid...
- implicated in a number of neurological conditions. Their central role in excitotoxicity and prevalence in the central nervous system has been linked or speculated...
- role in regaining the cell's normal calcium concentrations after an excitotoxic insult. Such a primary transporter of calcium ions is present in the...
- death through a process called excitotoxicity which consists of the overstimulation of glutamate receptors. Excitotoxicity occurs not only in AD, but also...
- Histamine Receptors". "Excitotoxicity and Cell Damage". 2010. M. Aarts; M. Tymianski (2003-09-15). "Novel treatment of excitotoxicity: targeted disruption...
- oxidative stress and excitotoxicity—both of which are highly ****ociated with CNS disorders. Not only can oxidative stress and excitotoxicity trigger neuron...
- decreased NMDA-induced Ca2+ influx in neuronal cell cultures, a cause of excitotoxicity. Occupational exposure to ambient nitrous oxide has been ****ociated...