Human Physiology
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Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
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Chapter 7, Problem 14aCP
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Significance of glutamate in brain and NMDA receptors.
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Glutamic acid belongs to the category of amino acids. It acts as an neurotransmitter (that is excitatory) in the Central Nervous system. It is the prominent excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain since it produces maximum excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSP) in cerebral cortex.
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