Multi-target design strategies in the context of Alzheimer's disease: acetylcholinesterase inhibition and NMDA receptor antagonism as the driving forces

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Multi-target design strategies in the context of Alzheimer's disease: acetylcholinesterase inhibition and NMDA receptor antagonism as the driving forces is …
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P6179Dimensions Publication ID1028833676
P356DOI10.1007/S11064-014-1250-1
P698PubMed publication ID24493627

P50authorAnna MinariniQ57078501
P2093author name stringCarlo Melchiorre
Michela Rosini
Elena Simoni
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P433issue10
P921main subjectAlzheimer's diseaseQ11081
P304page(s)1914-1923
P577publication date2014-02-04
P1433published inNeurochemical ResearchQ15716728
P1476titleMulti-target design strategies in the context of Alzheimer's disease: acetylcholinesterase inhibition and NMDA receptor antagonism as the driving forces
P478volume39