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  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...
    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/glossary.shtml

  2. glutamate
    [n] - a salt or ester of glutamic acid
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=glutamate

  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...
    Found op http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary/g.shtml

  4. Glutamate
    An excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter in brain and spinal cord.
    Found op http://www.vernalis.com/component/content/article/101-placing-and-open-offe

  5. Glutamate
    Glutamate: A form of glutamic acid. See: Glutamic acid.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=22939

  6. 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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  7. 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) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?glutamate

  8. glutamate
    (gloo´tә-māt) a salt of glutamic acid; in biochemistry, the term is often used interchangeably with glutamic acid.
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  9. 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]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/40

  10. Glutamate
    A glutamate is a salt of glutamic acid, especially its sodium salt.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GG.HTM

  11. glutamate
    Type: Term Pronunciation: glū′tă-māt Definitions: 1. A salt or ester of glutamic acid.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=37719

  12. glutamate
    1) Flavor-intensifying compound 2) Salt
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/glutamate/1

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