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kainate

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kainate
[kī′nāt]
a non-NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspartate) receptor agonist. The natural mineral is used as a fertilizer.


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BDNF enables the release of glutamate by prohibiting the function of kainate receptors, which slow down the development of the preforms of the synapses.
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In particular, the invention provides a method of inducing a permanent change in the neurological development of a rodent, such as a rat, comprising daily administration of low doses of a kainate receptor agonist to the animal in the second postnatal week, wherein after treatment with the kainate receptor agonist the animal exhibits reproducible seizure-like symptoms when exposed to mild to moderate stressors.
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