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5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid
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Kynurenic Acid
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: A broad-spectrum excitatory amino acid antagonist used as a research tool.
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Acid, Kynurenic; Kynurenate
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5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid [ 5,7-DCKA,5,7-dichloroquinurenic acid ]
potent antagonist at the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-associated glycine binding site
131123-76-7
Kynurenic Acid/*analogs & derivatives
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Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
Mol Pharmacol 1990;38(4):554