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[[File:L-Glutamate.png|250px|thumb|right|L-glutamate molecule]]
[[File:L-Glutamate.svg|250px|thumb|right|L-glutamate molecule]]
'''Glutamate''', also known as '''glutamic acid''', is the most abundant [[neurotransmitter]] in the vertebrate nervous system and is involved in learning and memory. Glutamate is also used as a precursor in the body for forming [[GABA]], the main inhibitory neurotransmitter.
'''Glutamate''', also known as '''glutamic acid''', is the most abundant [[neurotransmitter]] in the vertebrate nervous system and is involved in learning and memory. Glutamate is also used as a precursor in the body for forming [[GABA]], the main inhibitory neurotransmitter.