Osthole improves aspects of spatial performance in ovariectomized rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-20

  Hsieh, Ming Tsuen ^a   Hsieh, Chia Ling ^a   Wang, Wen Hsin ^a   Chen, Chia Sheng ^a   Lin, Chun Ju ^a   Wu, Chi Rei ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cnidiuim monnieri; Osthole; Ovariectomized rats; Scopolamine; Spatial performance; Umbelliferae

Indexed keywords

CNIDIUM MONNIERI EXTRACT; ESTRADIOL; OSTHOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MYDRIATIC AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CNIDIUM; CNIDIUM MONNIERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; LATENT PERIOD; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CNIDIUM; COUMARINS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; MYDRIATICS; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCOPOLAMINE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 3042585220     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04001758     Document Type: Article

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