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  • noun organic chemistry Any of a several groups of compounds that have neuroprotective activity

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Examples

  • What’s more, the researchers discovered that a derivative of DHA, which they dubbed neuroprotectin D1″ NPD1, is made in the human brain.

    How Fish Oil Protects the Brain | Impact Lab 2005

  • A role for docosahexaenoic acid-derived neuroprotectin D1 in neural cell survival and Alzheimer disease.

    The World's Healthiest Foods 2009

  • Dr. Bazan's laboratory discovered earlier that neuroprotectin D1 (NPD1), a naturally-occurring molecule in the human brain that is derived from DHA also promotes brain cell survival.

    GEN News Highlights 2009

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