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excitatory Definition

ex·cita·tory (--ə tôr′ē)

adjective

exciting or tending to excite

excitatory Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • synapse: Excitatory synapses have positive reversal potentials whilst inhibitory ones have negative reversal potential.
  • neurotransmitter: Too many excitatory neurotransmitters released or too many of their receptors available can make this happen more easily.
  • neuron: At least in theory, this will promote the chain reaction recruitment of excitatory, glutamatergic neurons outlined above.
  • transmitter: Glutamate is present in abundance in brain tissue, and is the major excitatory transmitter in the central nervous system.
  • acid: Glutamate One of the most important chemicals in the brain is the excitatory amino acid, glutamate.
  • transmission: Since AMPA receptors mediate most excitatory transmission in the brain, then drugs acting at these receptors are likely to have physiological consequences.

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