OBO ID: GO:0004972
Term Name: NMDA glutamate receptor activity Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • N-methyl-D-aspartate selective glutamate receptor activity
  • NMDA receptor
Definition: An cation channel that opens in response to binding by extracellular glutmate, but only if glycine is also bound and the membrane is depolarized. Voltage gating is indirect, due to ejection of bound magnesium from the pore at permissive voltages. 10049997
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