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Excitatory Amino Acid Agents

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Definition: Drugs used for their actions on any aspect of excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter systems. Included are drugs that act on excitatory amino acid receptors, affect the life cycle of excitatory amino acid transmitters, or affect the survival of neurons using excitatory amino acids.  exogenous: do not confuse with EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS which are endogenous; general or unspecified; prefer specific s; note entry term EXCITATORY AMINO ACID EFFECT: use only for the excitatory amino acid effect of a chemical substance   
Examples Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists 		Other names Agents, Glutamatergic; Agents, Glutamate; Agents, EAA; Glutamatergic Agents; Excitatory Amino Acid Effects; Excitatory Amino Acid Effect; EAA Agents; Amino Acid Agents, Excitatory; Agents, Excitatory Amino Acid; Glutamate Agents; Amino Acids, Excitatory, Agents
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
MK-5435  0   *Indoles *Triazoles Excitatory Amino Acid Agents. Synapse. 2011 Feb;65(2):125-35
MK-1312  0   *Indoles *Triazoles Excitatory Amino Acid Agents. Synapse. 2011 Feb;65(2):125-35

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