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Excitotoxicity refers to a process of<br />

neuronal cell death caused by excessive<br />

or prolonged activation of receptors for the<br />

excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter<br />

glutamic acid.<br />

The principle of excitotoxicity has been well<br />

established experimentally in both in vitro<br />

systems and in vivo following<br />

administration of excitatory amino acids to<br />

the nervous system.

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