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Affecting glutamate systems in the brain
Glutamatergic means "related to
glutamate". A glutamatergic agent (or drug) is a chemical that directly modulates the
excitatory amino acid (
glutamate/
aspartate) system in the body or brain. Examples include
excitatory amino acid receptor agonists,
excitatory amino acid receptor antagonists, and
excitatory amino acid reuptake inhibitors.
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AMPARTooltip α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor | |
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KARTooltip Kainate receptor | |
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NMDARTooltip N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor | |
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Group I |
mGluR1Tooltip Metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 | |
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mGluR5Tooltip Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 | |
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Group II |
mGluR2Tooltip Metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 | |
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mGluR3Tooltip Metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 | |
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Group III |
mGluR4Tooltip Metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 | |
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mGluR6Tooltip Metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 | |
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mGluR7Tooltip Metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 | |
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mGluR8Tooltip Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 | |
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