Chemicals and Drugs

Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors

A class of ligand-gated ion channel receptors that have specificity for GLUTAMATE. They are distinct from METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS which act through a G-protein-coupled mechanism.

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A class of ligand-gated ion channel receptors that have specificity for GLUTAMATE. They are distinct from METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS which act through a G-protein-coupled mechanism.

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  • Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor
  • Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate
  • Glutamate Receptor, Ionotropic
  • Glutamate Receptors, Ionotropic
  • Receptor, Ionotropic Glutamate

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, physiology, radiation effects, therapeutic use, ultrastructure.

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2011

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058468. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058468
  2. Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionotropic_glutamate_receptor
  3. Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24779507