"Receptors, Amino Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cell surface proteins that bind amino acids and trigger changes which influence the behavior of cells. Glutamate receptors are the most common receptors for fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the vertebrate central nervous system, and GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID and glycine receptors are the most common receptors for fast inhibition.
| Descriptor ID |
D017459
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.720.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptors, Amino Acid- Receptors, Amino Acid
- Amino Acid Receptors
- Receptor, Amino Acid
- Amino Acid Receptor
- Receptors, Amino Acids
- Amino Acids Receptors
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The role of NMDA and non-NMDA excitatory amino acid receptors in the excitation of primate spinothalamic tract neurons by mechanical, chemical, thermal, and electrical stimuli. J Neurosci. 1992 Aug; 12(8):3025-41.
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Age-dependent alterations in the operations of hippocampal neural networks. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1991; 627:264-76.
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Neural networks and synaptic transmission in immature hippocampus. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1990; 268:161-71.