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neuroprotective

neuroprotective adjective: that provides neuroprotection.

Adjective

neuroprotective (comparative more neuroprotective, superlative most neuroprotective)

  1. That provides neuroprotection.
    • It has been shown that PQQ could be involved in the treatment of neurological and psychical disorders. For example, it was demonstrated to have excellent neuroprotective efficacy in vitro and in vivo models of NMDAR-mediated or other neurotoxicant, such as methylmercury and 6-hydroxydopamine...2010 October 10, Yanyan Kong et al., “Preparation of 99mTc-PQQ and preliminary biological evaluation for the NMDA receptor”, in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, volume 287, →DOI...

Noun

neuroprotective (plural neuroprotectives)

  1. Any neuroprotective agent.

Antonyms of neuroprotective

Forms of neuroprotective

Adjective
comparativemore neuroprotective
superlativemost neuroprotective
Noun
pluralneuroprotectives

Origin of neuroprotective

From neuro- + protective.

Words formed from neuroprotective

Questions about neuroprotective

What does neuroprotective mean?
Neuroprotective means that provides neuroprotection.
What part of speech is neuroprotective?
Neuroprotective can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near neuroprotective in the dictionary

  1. neuroprotected
  2. neuroprotectin
  3. neuroprotecting
  4. neuroprotectins
  5. neuroprotection
  6. neuroprotective
  7. neuroprotectively
  8. neuroprotectives
  9. neuroprotectivity
  10. neuroprotector
  11. neuroprotectors

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