Excitatory amino acid antagonist
- Excitatory amino acid antagonist
An excitatory amino acid antagonist is a pharmacological agent which acts to decrease the stimulation of receptors for excitatory amino acids (primarily glutamate). [MeshName|Excitatory+amino+acid+antagonists]
Examples include:
* 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate
* dextromethorphan
* dextrorphan
* gabapentin
* ibogaine
* ifenprodil
* ketamine
* ketobemidone
* kynurenic acid
* memantine
* phencyclidine
* phenobarbital
* riluzole
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