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Editorial
. 2025 May 8;13(5):1140.
doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13051140.

Editorial to the Special Issue "Glycine-(and D-Serine)-Related Neurotransmission: Promising Therapeutic Targets with Still Unsolved Problems"

Luca Raiteri  1
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Editorial

Editorial to the Special Issue "Glycine-(and D-Serine)-Related Neurotransmission: Promising Therapeutic Targets with Still Unsolved Problems"

Luca Raiteri. Biomedicines. .

Abstract

Glycine (Gly) is a peculiar neurotransmitter (NT) in the Central Nervous System (CNS) exhibiting dual functions: it is mostly inhibitory, in different CNS areas, when it activates the ionotropic Gly receptors (GlyRs) [...].

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