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MeSH Heading: N-Methylaspartate
Tree Number(s): D12.125.067.500.400; D12.125.119.170.400
Unique ID: D016202
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016202
Scope Note: An amino acid that, as the D-isomer, is the defining agonist for the NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate receptors (RECEPTORS, NMDA).
Entry Term(s): N-Methyl-D-aspartate; N-Methyl-D-aspartic Acid; NMDA
Pharm Action: Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists
Registry Numbers: 6384-92-5
CAS Type 1 Name: D-Aspartic acid, N-methyl-
Previous Indexing: Aspartic Acid (1966-1990); Convulsants (1975-1990)
See Also: Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/06/29
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0024738
Registry Numbers: 6384-92-5
Scope Note: An amino acid that, as the D-isomer, is the defining agonist for the NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate receptors (RECEPTORS, NMDA).
Terms: N-Methylaspartate Preferred Term
Term UI T048183
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); N-Methyl-D-aspartate
Term UI T048182
Date02/21/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); NMDA
Term UI T048184
Date03/28/1994
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); N-Methyl-D-aspartic Acid
Term UI T048181
Date02/21/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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