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Descriptor English: Receptors, AMPA
Descriptor Spanish: Receptores AMPA
Descriptor receptores AMPA
Entry term(s) receptores de quiscualato
Scope note: Proteínas de la superficie celular que se unen al glutamato y que abren directamente los canales iónicos en las membranas celulares. Los receptores AMPA originalmente se discriminaron de otros receptores de glutamato por su afinidad por el agonista AMPA (ácido alfa-amino-3-hidroxi-5-metil-4-isoxazolepropiónico). Probablemente ellos son los mediadores más comunes de la transmisión excitatoria sináptica rápida en el sistema nervioso central. Se han clonado varios subtipos, y puede que no se aplique para algunos tipos la diferenciación tradicional de los receptores del cainato.
Descriptor Portuguese: Receptores de AMPA
Descriptor French: Récepteur de l'AMPA
Entry term(s): AMPA Receptor
AMPA Receptors
Quisqualate Receptor
Quisqualate Receptors
Receptor, AMPA
Receptor, Quisqualate
Receptors, Quisqualate
Tree number(s): D12.776.157.530.400.400.500.100
D12.776.543.550.450.500.200.100
D12.776.543.585.400.500.200.100
D12.776.543.750.720.200.450.400.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018091
Scope note: A class of ionotropic glutamate receptors characterized by their affinity for the agonist AMPA (alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid).
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
Previous Indexing: Receptors, Drug (1981-1989)
Receptors, Glutamate (1993)
Receptors, Neurotransmitter (1990-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 94; AMPA RECEPTOR was indexed under RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE 1993, RECEPTORS, SYNAPTIC 1990-92, & RECEPTORS, DRUG 1981-89
Online Note: use RECEPTORS, AMPA (NM) to search AMPA RECEPTOR 1981-93
History Note: 94; was AMPA RECEPTOR (NM) 1981-93
Entry Version: RECEPT AMPA
DeCS ID: 31141
Unique ID: D018091
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/21
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Receptors, AMPA - Preferred
Concept UI M0027286
Scope note A class of ionotropic glutamate receptors characterized by their affinity for the agonist AMPA (alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid).
Preferred term Receptors, AMPA
Entry term(s) AMPA Receptor
AMPA Receptors
Quisqualate Receptor
Quisqualate Receptors
Receptor, AMPA
Receptor, Quisqualate
Receptors, Quisqualate



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