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S V Kalemenev1, O E Zubareva1,2, V V Sizov2, V V Lavrent'eva1, N Ya Lukomskaya1, K Kh Kim1, A V Zaitsev1, L G Magazanik3,4.
Abstract
The capability of memantine, a noncompetitive antagonist of the NMDA receptors, to prevent impairments of cognitive functions in rats was investigated in the lithium-pilocarpine model of epilepsy. After status epilepticus, rats exhibited impaired exploratory behavior and spatial memory, and a decline of extinction of orienting behavior. Memantine administration prevented these disturbances. Thus, the blockade of the NMDA receptors immediately after status epilepticus allowed prevention of the development of the possible cognitive impairments.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27822751 DOI: 10.1134/S0012496616050148
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dokl Biol Sci ISSN: 0012-4966