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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Memantine hydrochloride
Clorhidrato de memantina
Medicamento que se usa para tratar la demencia que causa la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Asimismo, está en estudio para el tratamiento de los efectos secundarios de la radioterapia dirigida a todo el cerebro utilizada para tratar el cáncer y otras afecciones. El clorhidrato de memantina bloquea la reabsorción del calcio de ciertas neuronas y reduce su actividad. Es un tipo de antagonista del receptor de N-metil-D-aspartato (NMDA). También se llama Namenda.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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