glutamatergic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɡlutəməˈtɝd͡ʒɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English glutamic acid English -ate English glutamate English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English glutamatergic From glutamate + -ergic.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
Unlike ketamine, esketamine, and nitrous oxide, scopolamine directly affects the cholinergic pathway but does not directly modulate the glutamatergic pathway.
2019, Madhukar H. Trivedi, editor, Depression, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228:Disturbances of activity of the glutamatergic neurotransmitter system in the brain are present in many neuropsychiatric disorders.
2010 October 10, Yanyan Kong et al., “Preparation of 99mTc-PQQ and preliminary biological evaluation for the NMDA receptor”, in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, volume 287, →DOI, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most glutamatergic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more glutamatergic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hypoglutamatergic · antiglutamatergic · hyperglutamatergic