1-76Glutamate Is an Excitatory Neurotransmitter That Researchers Suspect Might Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

1-76.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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