EAATs are responsible for removing L-glutamate from the extracellular space.
L-Glutamate is then taken up into glial cells and transformed to L-glutamine (Gln) which
is then transported back into neurons where it is converted to L-glutamate and loaded into
synaptic vesicles by the VGLUTs. It is believed that most of the glutamate is released synaptically and repackaged into synaptic vesicles through this glutamate-glutamine
cycle