neuroexcitotoxic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

neuro- +‎ excitotoxic

Adjective[edit]

neuroexcitotoxic (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of excitotoxic
    • 2012, Andreas Plaitakis, Cerebellar Degenerations: Clinical Neurobiology, page 370:
      The mechanism of this neurotoxicity was thought to be directly related to the ability of these compounds to produce neuronal excitation (“neuroexcitotoxic hypothesis”).

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