Excitotoxity and the NMDA receptor

Elevation of the Extracellular Concentrations of Glutamate and Aspartate in Rat Hippocampus During Transient Cerebral Ischemia Monitored by Intracerebral Microdialysis

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NMDA-receptor activation increases cytoplasmic calcium concentration in cultured spinal cord neurones

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Neurophysiology, Neuroanatomy, Physiology +8

Brain Lesions, Obesity, and Other Disturbances in Mice Treated with Monosodium Glutamate

John W. Olney · Science · 1969 · 1.8K citations

Brain Development, Monosodium Glutamate, Obesity +25

Ionic dependence of glutamate neurotoxicity

DW Choi · Journal of Neuroscience · 1987 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Synaptic Transmission, Neurotransmitter, Cell Culture +17

Blockade of <i>N</i> -Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors May Protect Against Ischemic Damage in the Brain

R. P. Simon, J. H. Swan, T. Griffiths et al. · Science · 1984 · 1.7K citations