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Newest in this topic

  1. Targeting excitotoxic/free radical signaling pathways for therapeutic intervention in glaucoma 2008-01-01
  2. Domoic acid: a dementia-inducing excitotoxic food poison with kainic acid receptor specificity 1990-10-01

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2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1990 to 2008

Top journals

  • Experimental neurology 1
  • Progress in brain research 1

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  1. Targeting excitotoxic/free radical signaling pathways for therapeutic intervention in glaucoma

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Progress in brain research 2008-01-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Glaucoma is a visual disorder characterized by progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which is often associated with high intraocular pressure.

  2. Domoic acid: a dementia-inducing excitotoxic food poison with kainic acid receptor specificity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Experimental neurology 1990-10-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Domoic acid (Dom), a rigid analog of the excitotoxic amino acids, glutamate and kainic acid, is believed to be the mussel neurotoxin responsible for a recent food poisoning incident in Canada that killed some people and left others with memory impairment.

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