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. 2009 Sep;7(3):238–245. doi: 10.2174/157015909789152182

Fig. (3).

Fig. (3)

Pre-synaptic effect of adenosine on glutamatergic activity. During cellular activity, adenosine is released from neurons and glia. This adenosine feeds back onto pre-synaptic neurons to inhibit glutamate release via A1Rs. This inhibition of an excitatory compound reduces neural activity.