Memantine - neuroprotective drug in aging brain

Polish Journal of Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 196-203

  Karolczak, Dominika ^a   Sawicka, Emilia ^a   Dorszewska, Jolanta ^a   Radel, Anna ^a   Bodnar, Magdalena ^b   Błaszczyk, Agata ^a   Jagielska, Joanna ^a   Marszałek, Andrzej ^a,b,c  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c GREATER POLAND CANCER CENTER   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aging; Apoptosis; Brain; Caspase 3; Caspase 9; Memantine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885980781     PISSN: 12339687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/PJP.2013.38139     Document Type: Article

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