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Glutamate, gaba, and glycine are important because these are

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Out of the following given choices;

a. the major excitatory neurotransmitters in the CNS.
b. known to be solely inhibitory in the brain.
c. the predominant neuromodulators in the spinal cord.
d. the most common neurotransmitters in the CN


The answer is D. This is because the amino acids are the main synaptic neurotransmitters in the brain neurons. Glutamate is released by all brain neurons and has an excitatory effect. GABA and glycine have the opposite effect (inhibitory)

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