Ebook Description :

Nmda receptors are neurotransmitter receptors that are located in the post synaptic membrane of a neuron they are proteins embedded in the membrane of nerve cells that receive signals across the synapse from a previous nerve cell they are involved in signal transduction and control the opening and closing of ion channels. The nmda receptors are essential for neuronal development synaptic plasticity learning and cell survival it covers molecular cellular anatomical biochemical and behavioral aspects to highlight their distinctive regulatory properties their functional significance and their therapeutic potential in a number of diseases. What nmda receptors do nmda stands for n methyl d aspartate which describes the chemical make up of the receptors nmda receptors are involved in a lot of important processes in your brain theyre also believed to be involved in numerous illnesses involving the brain and theyre the targets of certain prescription drugs. Nmda receptors nmda receptors are members of the ionotropic class of glutamate receptors which also includes kainate and ampa receptors nmda receptors are tetramers that consist of glun1 subunits combined with glun2 a d or glun3 a b subunits