Glutamate Is an Excitatory Neurotransmitter That Researchers Suspect Might Be

question 50

Multiple Choice

Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter that researchers suspect might be involved in schizophrenia because ________

• A) it makes dopamine.
• B) it causes the ventricles to enlarge.
• C) it is missing in the brains of people with schizophrenia.
• D) alterations in glutamate levels can produce schizophrenic-like symptoms in normal subjects.

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