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Abstract
An IBOTENIC ACID homolog and glutamate agonist. The compound is the defining agonist for the AMPA subtype of glutamate receptors (RECEPTORS, AMPA). It has been used as a radionuclide imaging agent but is more commonly used as an experimental tool in cell biological studies.
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- AMPA
- alpha Amino 3 hydroxy 5 methyl 4 isoxazolepropionic Acid
- AMPA, (+-)-Isomer
- AMPA, (R)-Isomer
- AMPA, (R)-Isomer, Monohydrobromide
- AMPA, (S)-Isomer
- AMPA, (S)-Isomer, Monohydrobromide
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, 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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94; was ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID (NM) 1980-93
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- Ibotenic Acid/analogs & derivatives (1980-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018350. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018350
- alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q917803