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N-Methylaspartate

Known as: N Methyl D aspartate, NMDA (N methyl D aspartate), Acid, N-Methyl-D-aspartic 
An amino acid that, as the D-isomer, is the defining agonist for the NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate receptors (RECEPTORS, NMDA).
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2-methylaspartic acid

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AspartateAspartic AcidExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsNeurotransmitters
Excitatory Amino AcidsIn BloodN-Methyl-D-Aspartate ReceptorsProcess of secretion

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Neurobiology of Disease Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Rescues Synaptic Plasticity in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome
Mice lacking expression of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (Fmr1) gene have deficits in types of learning that are dependent… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Alternative Splicing of the C-Terminal Domain Regulates Cell Surface Expression of the NMDA Receptor NR1 Subunit
Subcellular localization of the NMDA receptor NR1 splice forms was studied by expressing individual splice variants and their… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Neurokinin 1 Receptor Internalization in Spinal Cord Slices Induced by Dorsal Root Stimulation Is Mediated by NMDA Receptors
The excitability of spinal neurons that transmit pain is modulated by glutamate and substance P (SP). Glutamate is an excitatory… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A comparison of motor patterns induced by N-methyl-d-aspartate , acetylcholine and serotonin in the in vitro neonatal rat spinal cord
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Brain regional specificity and time-course of changes in the NMDA receptor-ionophore complex during ethanol withdrawal
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Calcium accumulation by glutamate receptor activation is involved in hippocampal cell damage after ischemia
ABSTRACT‐ Rats exposed to 10 min of complete cerebral ischemia develop necrosis of the CA‐1 region of the hippocampus after 2–3… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Anticonvulsant action of a non-competitive antagonist of NMDA receptors (MK-801) in the kindling model of epilepsy
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Agonist- and voltage-gated calcium entry in cultured mouse spinal cord neurons under voltage clamp measured using arsenazo III
Spinal cord neurons is dissociated cell culture were loaded with the calcium indicator arsenazo III using the whole-cell patch… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Selective association of N-methyl aspartate and quisqualate types of L-glutamate receptor with brain postsynaptic densities.
Recognition sites for the excitatory neurotransmitter, L-glutamate, were studied in synaptic plasma membranes and postsynaptic… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Multiple actions of N-methyl-d-aspartate on cat neocortical neurons in vitro
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