Glutamate

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  • noun. A salt or ester of glutamic acid, especially one that functions as a neurotransmitter that excites cells of the central nervous system.
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  • noun. Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
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  • noun. a salt or ester of glutamic acid
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    "One leading view, due by Dr. Warren as good as colleagues, suggests that over kick of neurons by a neurotransmitter glutamate is partly obliged for a brain dysfunction ensuing from a detriment of FMRP."
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    salt  
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