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Glutamic Acid
Medical Definition: | A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. | |
Guide Notes: | /agon = EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; /antag = EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS | |
Also Called: | D-Glutamate,Glutamate,Glutamic Acid, (D)-Isomer | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 56-86-0 |
Glutamates - Salts and esters of glutamic acid. |
Glutamic Acid Medical Definitions and Terms
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