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Synonym for N methyl D aspartate receptor ... <physiology> Glutamate receptor sub type (see excitatory amino acids). N methyl D aspartate receptor channels seem to be potentiated by intracellular arachidonic acid. ... Acronym: NMDA ... (26 Mar 1998) ... 
(= N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) A powerful agonist for a class of receptor NMDA receptor)found on some vertebrate nerve cells involved in synaptic transmission.
Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for N-methyl-d-aspartate; an excitotoxic amino acid used to identify a specific subset of receptors of glutamate (an excitatory amino acid). Synonyms: N-methyl d-aspartic acid
N-methyl, D-aspartate - a subtype of glutamate receptor.