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The widely used inhalational general anesthetic nitrous oxide inhibits the NMDA class of glutamate-activated receptor channels at clinically relevant concentrations (pages 460–463).

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Franks, N., Lieb, W. A serious target for laughing gas. Nat Med 4, 383–384 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0498-383

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