N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR CHANNEL BLOCKERS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SUCH

摘要

Compounds that provide protection against excitotoxic neuronal damage are selected from the group consisting of Arg-rich oligopeptides and compounds of formula (1), where R1 is alkyl, alkenyl, or hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, or alkoxy-alkyl; and R2 and R3 are each natural or artificial amino acid side chains.