title: Beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine (L-BMAA) is a potent agonist of 'metabolotropic' glutamate receptors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, University of Catania School of Medicine, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Copani
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Canonico
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
mesh_terms: D000599:Amino Acids, Diamino / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000087522:Cyanobacteria Toxins; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000599:Amino Acids, Diamino; D000087522:Cyanobacteria Toxins; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; C001824:beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine