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| | Bicyclic metabotropic glutamate receptor ligands - Patent 6376532 |
 | | The EAA receptors are of great physiological importance playing a role in a variety of physiological processes, such as long-term potentiation (learning and memory), the development of synaptic plasticity, motor control, respiration, cardiovascular regulation, emotional states and sensory perception. |
 | | Receptors that are directly coupled to the opening of cation channels in the cell membranes of the neuron are termed "ionotropic". |
 | | Glutamate receptors play a role in numerous neurological, neurodegenerative, psychiatric, and psychological disorders, and a variety of mammalian disease states are associated with "abnormal activity" of these receptors. |
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