Chemicals and Drugs

Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists

Drugs that bind to but do not activate excitatory amino acid receptors, thereby blocking the actions of agonists.

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Abstract

Drugs that bind to but do not activate excitatory amino acid receptors, thereby blocking the actions of agonists.

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16 entry terms
  • Amino Acid Antagonists, Excitatory
  • Amino Acids, Excitatory, Antagonists
  • Antagonists, Excitatory Amino Acid
  • EAA Antagonists
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonist
  • Glutamate Antagonist
  • Glutamate Antagonists
  • Glutamate Receptor Antagonist
  • Glutamate Receptor Antagonists
  • Antagonist, Glutamate
  • Antagonist, Glutamate Receptor
  • Antagonists, EAA
  • Antagonists, Glutamate
  • Antagonists, Glutamate Receptor
  • Receptor Antagonist, Glutamate
  • Receptor Antagonists, Glutamate

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Previous Indexing

  • Glutamates/antagonists & inhibitors (1968-1994)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018691. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018691
  2. Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitatory_amino_acid_receptor_antagonist
  3. Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5419644