Neuroprotective Effects of Citidine-5-diphosphocholine on Impaired Spatial Memory in a Rat Model of Cerebrovascular Dementia

Abstract.: Citidine-5-diphosphocholine or citicoline (CDP-choline) is used as a neuroprotective and memory-enhancing drug in cerebral stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurovascular diseases. Non-clinical studies have demonstrated the neuroprotective effects of CDP-choline in ischemic animal mo...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Takasaki, Kanako Uchida, Risako Fujikawa, Ai Nogami, Kazuya Nakamura, Chihiro Kawasaki, Kazuko Yamaguchi, Masahiko Morita, Koji Morishita, Kaori Kubota, Shutaro Katsurabayashi, Kenichi Mishima, Michihiro Fujiwara, Katsunori Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319306838