"Excitatory Amino Acids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Endogenous amino acids released by neurons as excitatory neurotransmitters. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Aspartic acid has been regarded as an excitatory transmitter for many years, but the extent of its role as a transmitter is unclear.
| Descriptor ID |
D018846
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.427
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| Concept/Terms |
Excitatory Amino Acids- Excitatory Amino Acids
- Excitatory Amino Acid
- Acid, Excitatory Amino
- Amino Acid, Excitatory
- Amino Acids, Excitatory
- Acids, Excitatory Amino
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Excitatory Amino Acids" by people in this website by year, and whether "Excitatory Amino Acids" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Excitatory Amino Acids" by people in Profiles.
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Age-related changes in cerebellar and hypothalamic function accompany non-microglial immune gene expression, altered synapse organization, and excitatory amino acid neurotransmission deficits. Aging (Albany NY). 2016 09 20; 8(9):2153-2181.
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Reduced placental amino acid transport in response to maternal nutrient restriction in the baboon. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2015 Oct; 309(7):R740-6.
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In vitro mechanical strain trauma alters neuronal calcium responses: Implications for posttraumatic epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2012 Jun; 53 Suppl 1:53-60.
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Input to the lateral habenula from the basal ganglia is excitatory, aversive, and suppressed by serotonin. Neuron. 2012 May 10; 74(3):475-81.
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Implications for treatment: GABAA receptors in aging, Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. J Neurochem. 2011 May; 117(4):613-22.
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Glutamate excitotoxicity mediates neuronal apoptosis after hypothermic circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb; 89(2):440-5.
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Neuroprotective and abstinence-promoting effects of acamprosate: elucidating the mechanism of action. CNS Drugs. 2005; 19(6):517-37.
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Rearranging receptors. Epilepsia. 2005; 46 Suppl 7:29-38.
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Nonopioid actions of intrathecal dynorphin evoke spinal excitatory amino acid and prostaglandin E2 release mediated by cyclooxygenase-1 and -2. J Neurosci. 2004 Feb 11; 24(6):1451-8.
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P2X7 receptor-mediated release of excitatory amino acids from astrocytes. J Neurosci. 2003 Feb 15; 23(4):1320-8.