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Memantine is a medication used to slow the progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. It is believed to work by acting on NMDA receptors, working as pore blockers of these ion channels. See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memantine].
Memantine is a medication used to slow the progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. It is believed to work by acting on NMDA receptors, working as pore blockers of these ion channels. See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memantine].


<scene name='96/963765/Overall/1'>Memantine-bound GluN1a-GluN2B NMDA receptors</scene> ([[7sad]]); GluN1a subunits are in cyan, GluN2B subunits are in green, and memantine is in magenta.
<scene name='96/963765/Overall/1'>Memantine-bound GluN1a-GluN2B NMDA receptors</scene> ([[7sad]]); GluN1a subunits are in cyan, GluN2B subunits are in green, and memantine is in magenta. <scene name='96/963765/Binding_site/1'>Memantine binding site</scene>.


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Memantine is a medication used to slow the progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. It is believed to work by acting on NMDA receptors, working as pore blockers of these ion channels. See also [1].

(7sad); GluN1a subunits are in cyan, GluN2B subunits are in green, and memantine is in magenta. .


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