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Term:
increased susceptibility to neuronal excitotoxicity
greater than normal amount of neuronal cell death following exposure to a neurotoxic compound, such as kainate-induced neuronal cell death mediated via a glutamate excitotoxic process
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
decreased resistance to neuronal excitotoxicity; increased susceptibility to neurotoxicity-induced cell death