N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA)receptors

question 3

Multiple Choice

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors:

• A)Are involved in long-term potentiation.
• B)Bind glutamate.
• C)Have been implicated in pathologic changes in the nervous system.
• D)A,B,and C
• E)None of the above

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