AMPA (α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid) is a compound that is a specific agonist for the AMPA receptor, where it mimics the effects of the neurotransmitter glutamate. There are several types of glutamatergic ion channels in the central nervous system including AMPA, kainic acid and N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) channels. In ...
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(= a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazoleproprionate) Synthetic agonist for metabotropic glutamate receptors.
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