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Hayashi (1954) originally demonstrated that the application of glutamic acid to the cortical surface of dogs evoked convulsions. Later, excitatory amino acids (EAA), such as L-glutamic and L-aspartic acid, were proposed as possible transmitter candidates suggesting that dysfunction of these transmitters might contribute to convulsions.
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MacDonald, J.F., Schneiderman, J.H., Miljkovic, Z. (1986). Excitatory Amino Acids and Regenerative Activity in Cultured Neurons. In: Schwarcz, R., Ben-Ari, Y. (eds) Excitatory Amino Acids and Epilepsy. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 203. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7971-3_32
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