dictionary help| kainate receptor | medical dictionary |
A type of glutamate receptor that participates in excitatory neurotransmission and also binds kainate and acts as a cation channel; injection of kainate causes death of neurones but preserves glial cells and axons.
(05 Mar 2000)
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