a(CHEBI:"kynurenic acid") decreases act(p(HGNCGENEFAMILY:"Glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunits"))

PubMed:19126755

The neuroactive properties of KYNA have long been attributed to the inhibition of NMDA receptors (329). Electrophysiological studies, however, have demonstrated that physiologically relevant concentrations of KYNA block alpha7 nAChR activity noncompetitively and voltage independently (210).

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