What are glutamate transporters used for? i. Uptake by astrocytes ii. Reuptake by axon terminals iii. Glutamate vesicle exocytosis iv. Loading glutamate into vesicles O a. i and ii only

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What are glutamate transporters used for?
i. Uptake by astrocytes
ii. Reuptake by axon terminals
iii. Glutamate vesicle exocytosis
iv. Loading glutamate into vesicles
O a. i and ii only
Ob.
O b. i, ii, and iii only
O c. ii and iii only
O d. i, ii, and iv only
O e. All of these
O f. None of these
Transcribed Image Text:What are glutamate transporters used for? i. Uptake by astrocytes ii. Reuptake by axon terminals iii. Glutamate vesicle exocytosis iv. Loading glutamate into vesicles O a. i and ii only Ob. O b. i, ii, and iii only O c. ii and iii only O d. i, ii, and iv only O e. All of these O f. None of these
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Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter and after its function is performed it is removed from the  extracellular space by the glutamate Transporters.

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