Category:Glutamate

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Name: Glutamate
Definition: The carboxylate anion of glutamic acid; and the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system of vertebrates, the peripheral nervous system of invertebrates.
Synonym(s): Glut
Related to: Glutamate receptor
Has role: Excitatory amino acid, Excitatory neurotransmitter, Neurotransmitter
Abbreviation Glu,
Super-category: Amino Acid
Id: sao1744435799
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Categories related to Glutamate

Glutamate receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor

Neurons that have Glutamate as their neurotransmitter

Cerebellum granule cell, Cerebellum unipolar brush cell, Cortex pyramidal cell, Dentate gyrus granule cell, Dorsal root ganglion cell, Gracilis nucleus principle cell, Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal cell, Hippocampus CA2 pyramidal neuron, Neocortex pyramidal cell, Neocortex pyramidal cell layer 5-6, Olfactory bulb (accessory) mitral cell, Olfactory bulb (main) mitral cell, Olfactory bulb (main) tufted cell (middle), Olfactory cortex pyramidal cell, Olfactory cortex semilunar cell, Olfactory epithelium (main) sensory cell, Retina ganglion cell, Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron V0G, Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron V2a, Spinal cord ventral horn interneuron V3, Thalamus relay cell, Vestibular ganglion cell

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