Meanings
- uncountableSynonym of excitotoxicity.
However, diabetes mellitus has also been reported to enhance AMPA- and NMDA receptors activity leading to excitoneurotoxicity in various brain regions and it has been associated with alterations in cognitive ability of animals and patients [22 ].
2015 July 11, “Alterations in Hippocampal Oxidative Stress, Expression of AMPA Receptor GluR2 Subunit and Associated Spatial Memory Loss by Bacopa monnieri Extract (CDRI-08) in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: excitotoxicity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of excitotoxicity.
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excitoneurotoxicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excitoneurotoxicity
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