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Card 8 / 37: In situations of brain hypoxia/ischemia, how are astrocytes involved in promoting excitotoxicity?
A)
they clear ammonia form excitatory synapses
B)
they fail to form tight junctions and allow particles to enter blood brain barrier
C)
they become the site of inflammatory cell accumulation for the brian
D)
they fail to clear glutamate from excitatory synapses
Answer:
D) they fail to clear glutamate from excitatory synapses
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