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Receptors, Glutamate MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Receptors, Glutamate
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.543.750.720.200.450
Unique ID
D017470
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017470
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
Cell-surface proteins that bind glutamate and trigger changes which influence the behavior of cells. Glutamate receptors include ionotropic receptors (AMPA, kainate, and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors), which directly control ion channels, and metabotropic receptors which act through second messenger systems. Glutamate receptors are the most common mediators of fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. They have also been implicated in the mechanisms of memory and of many diseases.
Entry Version
RECEPT GLUTAMATE
Entry Term(s)
Excitatory Amino Acid Receptor
Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors
Glutamate Receptor
Glutamate Receptors
Receptors, Excitatory Amino Acid
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Receptors, Drug (1980-1981)
Receptors, Endogenous Substances (1980-1984)
Receptors, Synaptic (1980-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR was indexed under RECEPTORS, SYNAPTIC 1980-92, RECEPTORS, ENDOGENOUS SUBSTANCES 1980-84 & RECEPTORS, DRUG 1980-81; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTORS & RECEPTORS, EXCITATORY AMINO ACID were see RECEPTORS, AMINO ACID 1993
Online Note
use RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE (NM) to search GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 1980-92; use RECEPTORS, AMINO ACID to search EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTORS & RECEPTORS, EXCITATORY AMINO ACID 1993
History Note
93; was GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR (NM) 1980-92; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTORS & RECEPTORS, EXCITATORY AMINO ACID were see RECEPTORS, AMINO ACID 1993
Entry Combination
agonists:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists
antagonists & inhibitors:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
Date Introduced
1993/01/01
Last Updated
2018/07/01
Receptors, Glutamate Preferred
Excitatory Amino Acid Receptor Related
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