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ibotenate
Broader Terms:
alkaloid
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cyclic aminoacid
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excitatory aminoacid
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hallucinogen
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mycotoxin
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neurotoxin
Scope Note:
3-hydroxy-5-isoxazole alpha-aminoacetate, an excitatory aminoacid agonist for certain quisqualate-sensitive glutamate receptors in the brain; it is a neurotoxin that selectively ablates neuronal cell bodies while sparing axonal projections.
Term Number:
0092-5000
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