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Glutamate Flashcards

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Glutamate category

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Amino acid

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Glutamate receptors

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  1. AMPA: Na and K permeable
  2. NMDA: Na, K, and Ca2 permable
  3. kainate
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Glutamate synthesis area

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Anywhere in the CNS by way of glial cells

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Glutamate function

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Mediates fast excitatory transmission in CNS.
Plays important role in feedback processing, short term memory and plasticity by way of LTP and LTD

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