Look up: glutamate

1. Glutamate
   An amino acid neurotransmitter that acts to excite neurons. Glutamate probably stimulates N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors that have been implicated in activities ranging from learning and memory to development and specification of nerve contacts in a developing animal. Stimulation of NMDA rece...
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2. glutamate
   [n] - a salt or ester of glutamic acid
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3. glutamate
   Ionic salts of glutamic acid used as flavor enhancers in many foods. Glutamate is usually manufactured by acid hydrolysis of vegetable proteins. Besides being a basic building block of proteins, glutamate functions as a neurotransmitter that helps neurons grow new connections; as such, glutamate pl...
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4. Glutamate
   An excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter in brain and spinal cord.
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5. Glutamate
   Glutamate: A form of glutamic acid. See: Glutamic acid.
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6. glutamate
   excitatory neuromediator Category: Medicine • excitatory neurotransmitter of the brain Category: Medicine
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7. glutamate
   Major fast excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. See glutamate receptor. Also the excitatory neuromuscular transmitter in arthropod skeletal muscles.
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8. glutamate
   <biochemistry, physiology> Major fast excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. ... See: glutamate receptor. ... Also the excitatory neuromuscular transmitter in arthropod skeletal muscles. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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9. glutamate
   (gloo´tә-māt) a salt of glutamic acid; in biochemistry, the term is often used interchangeably with glutamic acid.
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10. glutamate
    (from the article `photosynthesis`) ...is sucrose, which is translocated from the green cells of the leaves to other parts of the plant. Other key products include the carbon skeletons ... [4 related articles]
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11. Glutamate
    A glutamate is a salt of glutamic acid, especially its sodium salt.
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12. glutamate
    Type: Term Pronunciation: glū′tă-māt Definitions: 1. A salt or ester of glutamic acid.
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