Definition of Excitotoxin. Meaning of Excitotoxin. Synonyms of Excitotoxin

- substances produced within the body (endogenous excitotoxins). Glutamate is a prime example of an excitotoxin in the brain, and it is also the major excitatory...
- genus Combretum. Many plants in the former Quisqualis genus contain the excitotoxin quisqualic acid, a potent AMPA agonist. The family name comes from the...
- glutamate receptors. It has been proposed to be a potential endogenous excitotoxin. In plants, proline ac****ulation is a common physiological response to...
- neuro-protective. [citation needed] In excessive amounts NMDA is an excitotoxin. Behavioral neuroscience research utilizes NMDA excitotoxicity to induce...
- nonhistaminergic. Itch is readily abolished in skin areas treated with nociceptor excitotoxin capsaicin but remains unchanged in skin areas rendered touch insensitive...
- Homoquinolinic acid (HQA) is a potent excitotoxin that is a conformationally restricted analogue of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and a partial agonist...
- Domoic acid (DA) is a kainic acid-type neurotoxin that causes amnesic s****fish poisoning (ASP). It is produced by algae and ac****ulates in s****fish,...
- Prin****l toxin in genus Coprinus. Ibotenic acid Potentially deadly Excitotoxin. Prin****l toxin in Amanita muscaria, A. pantherina, and A. gemmata....
- potency than either glutamate or NMDA. It is a potent convulsant and excitotoxin and is used in scientific research. Lunn WH, Schoepp DD, Calligaro DO...
- condition. Glutamate, while critically important in the body also acts as an excitotoxin in high concentrations not normally found outside of laboratory conditions...