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Are nmda receptors or ampa receptors found outside of the brain and spinal cord?
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Glutamate receptors: Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the cns, and could be expressed elsewhere in body, but the receptor description used above is designed to study brain pathways pre-dominantly, and has not be studied extensively othewise. Nmda antagonism is mechanism of several drugs, but to date, no successful ampa agonist.
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