Glutamate transporters in neurologic disease

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Maragakis, NJ [1 ]
Rothstein, JD [1 ]
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[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Neurol, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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10.1001/archneur.58.3.365
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Glutamate is the primary excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter in the human brain. It is important in synaptic plasticity, learning, and development. Its activity at the synaptic cleft is carefully balanced by receptor inactivation and glutamate reuptake. When this balance is upset, excess glutamate can itself become neurotoxic.
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