Kainate
kainic acid
What it isGlutamate analogue naming the kainate receptor; research excitotoxin.
Why this oneIts selective hippocampal excitotoxicity created the standard animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
What limits itNo therapeutic use.
NO BOXED WARNINGS
Principal riskNo therapeutic use
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- Which animal disease model uses kainate’s hippocampal excitotoxicity?
Temporal lobe epilepsy. - Does kainate have a therapeutic use?
No.