(ɪkˈsaɪtətərɪ), excitant or excitative (ɪkˈsaɪtətɪv)
adjective
1. biology
able to excite or stimulate
There's no doubt that oestrogen has an excitatory effect on the brain.
Acamprosate is known to bind to a protein on nerve cells in the brain called theNMDA receptor, which is normally involved in relaying excitatory signals between nervecells.
when the excitatory neuron is stimulated
adjective
2.
tending to cause excitation, esp neurologically
It is thought that oestrogen is excitatory and enhances pain transmission