Effects of memantine on the excitation-inhibition balance in prefrontal cortex

Memantine is one of the few drugs currently approved for treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The clinical effects of memantine are thought to be associated with inhibition of NMDA receptors (NMDARs). Surprisingly, other open-channel NMDAR blockers have unacceptable side effects that prevent...

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Main Authors: Nadezhda V. Povysheva, Jon W. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996116301991