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With sensitivity to N-methyl-D-aspartate as the basis for comparison, spinal interneurones were relatively more sensitive than Renshaw cells to kainate, a conformationally restricted analogue of glutamate. These findings are consistent with proposed transmitter roles for L-glutamate and L-aspartate in the spinal cord.
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McCulloch, R.M., Johnston, G.A.R., Game, C.J.A. et al. The differential sensitivity of spinal interneurones and Renshaw cells to kainate and N-methyl-D-aspartate. Exp Brain Res 21, 515–518 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00237169
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