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NMDA antagonist
(redirected from NMDA receptor antagonist)

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NMDA antagonist
Neurology Any of a number of agents that protect against brain damage in neurologic disorders–eg, stroke; PCP–phencyclidine and ketamine are effective, but have psychotomimetic effects or damage neurons in the cerebral cortex; diazepam and barbiturates act at the GABA receptor channel complex, and may prevent the unwanted side effects of NMDA antagonists


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It acts on mu, kappa, and delta opioid receptors and is an NMDA receptor antagonist.
7 billion) to identify and develop subtype-selective NMDA receptor antagonists for the treatment of a variety of neurological and psychiatric diseases, and with Senju Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Namenda[R], an NMDA receptor antagonist for the treatment of moderate and severe Alzheimer's disease, recorded sales of $275.
 
 
 
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