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N-Methylaspartate MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
N-Methylaspartate
Tree Number(s)
D12.125.067.500.400
D12.125.119.170.400
Unique ID
D016202
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016202
Scope Note
An amino acid that, as the D-isomer, is the defining agonist for the NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate receptors (RECEPTORS, NMDA).
Entry Term(s)
N-Methyl-D-aspartate
N-Methyl-D-aspartic Acid
NMDA
Pharm Action
Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists
Registry Numbers
6384-92-5
CAS Type 1 Name
D-Aspartic acid, N-methyl-
Previous Indexing
Aspartic Acid (1966-1990)
Convulsants (1975-1990)
See Also
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
Public MeSH Note
91
History Note
91
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/06/29
Revision Date
2008/07/08
N-Methylaspartate Preferred
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