How does reversed glutamate uptake affect brain function after brain damage by stroke or trauma?
A) By preventing glutamate receptor activation
B) By promoting glutamate uptake in presynaptic terminals
C) By promoting glial cell death
D) By triggering excitotoxicity in the damaged area
E) Glutamate transporters can only transport glutamate towards the cell cytoplasm, not into the extracellular space.
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