excitatory amino acids

Preferred Label : excitatory amino acids;

MeSH definition : Endogenous amino acids released by neurons as excitatory neurotransmitters. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Aspartic acid has been regarded as an excitatory transmitter for many years, but the extent of its role as a transmitter is unclear.;

MeSH synonym : excitatory amino acid; acid, excitatory amino; amino acid, excitatory; amino acids, excitatory; acids, excitatory amino;

MeSH annotation : endogenous: do not confuse with EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS which are exogenous; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; DF: EXCITATORY AA; endogenous: do not confuse with EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS which are exogenous; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D018846;

UMLS CUI

C0243046;

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False automatic mappings
- Acquired angioedema [ICD-11 Sub-sub category]
- Acquired angioedema type I [ICD-11 More detail]
Indexing information
- EGIS-10608 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- EGIS-8332 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- N,N-diacetylhomotaurine [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- nociceptin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Pharmacological action(s)
- neurotransmitter agents [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- excitatory amino acids [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- AHN 649 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- receptors, glutamate [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]

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