Dual Action of Memantine in Alzheimer Disease: A Hypothesis

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-277

  Wu, Tzong Yuan ^a   Chen, Chih Ping ^b  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; amyloid peptide; internal ribosome entry site; memantine; N methyl d aspartate receptors

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; MEMANTINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RIMANTADINE; TAU PROTEIN; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; EXCITOTOXICITY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; RIBOSOME; ANIMAL; CELL STRAIN COS1; CERCOPITHECUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DOPAMINE AGENTS; HUMANS; MEMANTINE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RIBOSOMES; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 73449105122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60303-X     Document Type: Article

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