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Excitatory Amino Acid Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Excitatory Amino Acid Agents
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.519.625.190
D27.505.696.577.190
Unique ID
D018683
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018683
Annotation
exogenous: do not confuse with EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS which are endogenous; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term EXCITATORY AMINO ACID EFFECT: use only for the excitatory amino acid effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note
Drugs used for their actions on any aspect of excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter systems. Included are drugs that act on excitatory amino acid receptors, affect the life cycle of excitatory amino acid transmitters, or affect the survival of neurons using excitatory amino acids.
Entry Version
EXCITATORY AA AGENTS
Entry Term(s)
Agents, Excitatory Amino Acid
Amino Acid Agents, Excitatory
Amino Acids, Excitatory, Agents
EAA Agents
Excitatory Amino Acid Effect
Excitatory Amino Acid Effects
Glutamate Agents
Glutamatergic Agents
Registry Number
0
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/06/03
Revision Date
2013/07/09
Excitatory Amino Acid Agents Preferred
Excitatory Amino Acid Effect Related
Glutamate Agents Narrower
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