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Review
. 1994 Mar-Apr;15(2):259-60.
doi: 10.1016/0197-4580(94)90127-9.

Excitatory transmitter neurotoxicity

J W Olney  1
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Review

Excitatory transmitter neurotoxicity

J W Olney. Neurobiol Aging. 1994 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

The major excitatory neurotransmitters in the mammalian CNS--glutamate (Glu) and acetylcholine (ACh)--have vitally important beneficial functions but also harbor treacherous neurotoxic potential which, as described in this review, can be expressed in several different ways.

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