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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A brain receptor activated by glutamate, which when excessively stimulated may cause cognitive defects in Alzheimer's disease.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[N-m(ethyl)-d-a(spartate), an amino acid derivative that binds selectively to the receptor.]
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