Ibotenic Acid
"Ibotenic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A neurotoxic isoxazole (similar to KAINIC ACID and MUSCIMOL) found in AMANITA mushrooms. It causes motor depression, ataxia, and changes in mood, perceptions and feelings, and is a potent excitatory amino acid agonist.
| Descriptor ID |
D007051
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.385.231 D23.946.587.475
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ibotenic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Alexander SP, Curtis AR, Hill SJ, Kendall DA. Activation of a metabotropic excitatory amino acid receptor potentiates A2b adenosine receptor-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation. Neurosci Lett. 1992 Nov 09; 146(2):231-3.
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Alexander SP, Hill SJ, Kendall DA. Excitatory amino acid-induced formation of inositol phosphates in guinea-pig cerebral cortical slices: involvement of ionotropic or metabotropic receptors? J Neurochem. 1990 Oct; 55(4):1439-41.