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7-chlorokynurenic acid

under Kynurenic Acid
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More on Kynurenic Acid Definition: A broad-spectrum excitatory amino acid antagonist used as a research tool.      Other names Acid, Kynurenic; Kynurenate
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
7-chlorokynurenic acid [ 7-chlorokynurenate ]
  selective antagonist at the glycine modulatory site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor complex; structure given in first source 		18000-24-3   Kynurenic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Receptors, Glycine/antagonists & inhibitors
Pharma Action Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; Neuroprotective Agents 		Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1988;85(17):6547

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