glutamatergic

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English

Etymology

From glutamate +‎ -ergic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

glutamatergic (comparative more glutamatergic, superlative most glutamatergic)

  1. (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
    • 2019, Madhukar H. Trivedi, editor, Depression, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228:
      Unlike ketamine, esketamine, and nitrous oxide, scopolamine directly affects the cholinergic pathway but does not directly modulate the glutamatergic pathway.