Application

Memantine hydrochloride has been used:as a media supplement to serve as a control to study the neuroprotective effects of erythropoietin in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-induced toxicityto intraperitoneally inject experimental animal to study its effect on traumatic injuryas a test compound to determine the dynamic range and selectivity of retinal pigment epithelium tissue penetration

Biochem/physiol Actions

Memantine is effective against Alzheimer′s disease and Parkinson′s disease. It is also useful in treating epilepsy, motor neurone disease and trauma.

Low-affinity NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist; stimulates dopamine release.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Glutamate Receptors (Ion Channel Family) page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

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Packaging

100 mg in glass bottle

25 mg in glass insert