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Chronic ramelteon treatment in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Archives italiennes de biologie - 1 Mar 2012
McKenna James Timothy, Christie Michael A, Jeffrey Brianne A, McCoy John G, Lee Eunho, Connolly Nina P, Ward Chris P, Strecker Robert E
Abstract excerpt
Prior research has reported beneficial effects of melatonin in rodent models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study evaluated the effect of ramelteon (Rozerem, a melatonin receptor agonist) on spatial learning & memory and neuropathological markers in a transgenic murine model of AD (the B6C3-Tg(APPswe,PSEN1dE9)85Dbo/J transgenic mouse strain; hereafter 'AD mice'). Three months of daily ramelteon treatment...
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