glutamatergic

English

Etymology

glutamate +‎ -ergic

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡlutəməˈtɝd͡ʒɪk/

Adjective

glutamatergic (comparative more glutamatergic, superlative most glutamatergic)

1. (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
   • 2019, Madhukar H. Trivedi, editor, Depression, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228:

     Unlike ketamine, esketamine, and nitrous oxide, scopolamine directly affects the cholinergic pathway but does not directly modulate the glutamatergic pathway.

Related terms

• cholinergic