NMDA reÂ·cepÂ·tor. a type of glutamate receptor that participates in excitatory neurotransmission and also binds N-methyl-d -aspartate; may be particularly involved in the cell damage observed in individuals with Huntington disease.
â Ultramafic magma is extremely low in silica, with less than 45 percent of the same, but rich in heavier elements like iron and magnesium. It can have a temperature of about 2732 Â°F. It has very low viscosity and thus, its eruptive behavior is gentle.
Answer 2: It may be made of a mixture of other magnetic metals however there are several reasons to believe that the core is made of predominantly iron. First, iron is one of the most abundant elements on Earth. Secondly, asteroids are composed predominantly of iron.