neuroexcitotoxic

adjective

Synonym of excitotoxic.

Scrabble 34

Meanings

adjectiveneuroexcitotoxic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSynonym of excitotoxic.

    The mechanism of this neurotoxicity was thought to be directly related to the ability of these compounds to produce neuronal excitation (“neuroexcitotoxic hypothesis”).

    2012, Andreas Plaitakis, Cerebellar Degenerations: Clinical Neurobiology, page 370

    Synonyms: excitotoxic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of excitotoxic.

Origin

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