Going the Extra (Synaptic) Mile: Excitotoxicity as the Road Toward Neurodegenerative Diseases
Excitotoxicity is a phenomenon that describes the toxic actions of excitatory neurotransmitters, primarily glutamate, where the exacerbated or prolonged activation of glutamate receptors starts a cascade of neurotoxicity that ultimately leads to the loss of neuronal function and cell death. In this...
Main Authors: | Adam Armada-Moreira, Joana I. Gomes, Carolina Campos Pina, Oksana K. Savchak, Joana Gonçalves-Ribeiro, Nádia Rei, Sara Pinto, Tatiana P. Morais, Robertta Silva Martins, Filipa F. Ribeiro, Ana M. Sebastião, Vincenzo Crunelli, Sandra H. Vaz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2020.00090/full |
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