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ibotenic acid

ibotenic acid

an agent that enhances the action of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate: It is an agonist at NMDA receptors. Ibotenic acid and its metabolic product, muscimol (a GABA agonist), are found in some mushrooms of the genus Amanita (see fly agaric).

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