Excitatory Synonyms

eksītətôrē, iksītətôrē
(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. excitant
  2. excitative

Words Related to Excitatory

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. inhibitory
  2. noradrenergic
  3. gabaergic
  4. cholinergic
  5. glutamatergic
  6. postsynaptic
  7. adrenergic
  8. nmda
  9. interneuron
  10. thalamic
  11. presynaptic
  12. modulatory
  13. serotonergic

Excitatory Sentence Examples

  • They always use the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and are always excitatory.

  • More recently, studies on the role of immediate early gene expression in excitatory amino acid-induced neurotoxicity have been initiated.

  • The role of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate is being investigated.

  • Connections shown in red have an excitatory effect on target structures (primarily through the transmitter glutamate ).

  • Monitoring excitatory and inhibitory amino acids will it is hoped, elucidate the mechanism by which these drug exert their effect.

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