Excitatory amino acid agonist
- Excitatory amino acid agonist
A excitatory amino acid agonist is a pharmacological agent which acts to increase the stimulation of receptors for excitatory amino acids (primarily glutamate). [MeshName|Excitatory+amino+acid+agonists]
Examples include:
* avermectin
* ibotenic acid
* kainic acid
* n-methylaspartate
* quisqualic acid
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