The NMDA receptor is so named because the agonist molecule N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) binds selectively to it, and not to other glutamate receptors.
NMDA receptor ແມ່ນຊື່ດັ່ງນັ້ນເນື່ອງຈາກ molecule agonist N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) ເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ກັບການເລືອກເອົາມັນ, ແລະບໍ່ໃຫ້ກັບ glutamate ອື່ນໆ.