Structural Insights into Competitive Antagonism in NMDA Receptors
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Ketamine
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How does the NMDA receptor work?
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Glutamate
NMDA receptor antagonists are a class of anesthetics that work to antagonize, or inhibit the action of, the N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR). They are used as anesthetics for animals and humans; the state of anesthesia they induce is referred to as dissociative anesthesia.