The effects of an herbal medicine Bu-Wang-San on learning and memory of ovariectomized female rat

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 427-432

  Li, Hui ^a   Li, Shu Ling ^a   Gong, Li ^a   Wang, Jiu Ling ^a   Li, Yu Zhu ^a   Wu, Zhi Hong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bu Wang San; Herbal medicine; Learning; Memory

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENOPAUSE; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SWIMMING; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; LEARNING; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; OVARIECTOMY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

RATTUS;

EID: 42749097085     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.014     Document Type: Article

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