Definition of "neuroprotectant" [neuroprotectant]

• Neuroprotective (adjective)
• Neuroprotector (noun)

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• "The latest findings leave the human hormone progesterone, now being tested in a nationwide study, as perhaps the leading therapy being evaluated as a possible "neuroprotectant," a chemical that can preserve brain function."
• "Ye says many experimental "neuroprotectant" drugs have been unsuccessful in clinical trials for diseases such as stroke and Parkinson's over the last decade."
• ""The scientists begin by inserting" neuroprotectant "genes, such as estrogen, into a modified version of herpes simplex virus."