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Specialty Definition: EXCITOTOXICITY

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HealthExcessive exposure to glutamate or related compounds can kill brain neurons, presumably by overstimulating them. (references)
WikipedicExcitotoxicity is the process by which cell death is produced in neurons by the overactivation of excitatory neurotransmitter receptors such as the NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor. (references)

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