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excitotoxicity exaggerated and continuous stimulation by a neurotransmitter, especially in those neuronal systems which use glutamate as the transmitter.
excitotoxicity Neurology Neuronal injury caused by excessive release of excitatory neurotransmitters–glutamate and aspartate causing damage to nerve and glial cells, which occurs in diverse neurologic diseases that may be acute–eg
hypoglycemia, seizures, stroke, or trauma or chronic neurodegenerative disease–eg AIDS-dementia complex, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and possibly Alzheimer's disease Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Estrogens attenuate and corticosteroid exacerbates exitotoxicity, oxidative injury and amyloid B-peptide toxicity in hippocampal neurons. |
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Exit strategy Exit strategy Exit visa exit visas Exit Wound Exit Wounds exit, port of Exit-Plane Wave Function exit-site infection Exit-Voice-Loyalty-Neglect Exit/Update Transaction File exitance EXITE EXITE exited exited exited exited exited Exitial exitialis exiting exiting exiting exiting exiting exitiosus exiton exiton Exiton Absorption Reflection Switch Exitotoxicity exitsexits exits exits exits Exitus Exitus Exitus Exitus Exitwhen Exjade EXJAM EXJF Exkuseia EXL Exlcusive rate Exlcusive rate Exlcusive rate Exlcusive rate Exlibris Exlibris exline correction EXLITE EXM Exma Exma Exma EXMDB exmeridian altitude exmeridian observation | ||||||||
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