Effects of soy phytoestrogens on reference memory and neuronal cholinergic enzymes in ovariectomized rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-70

  Lee, Yoon Bok ^a   Lee, Keun Ha ^a   Sohn, Heon Soo ^b   Lee, Sung Joon ^c   Cho, Kyung Hwan ^c   Kang, Il Jun ^d   Kim, Dong Woo ^e   Shin, Yong Kook ^f   Pai, Tongkun ^d   Hwang, In Koo ^g   Won, Moo Ho ^h  

^a Dr Chung's Food Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Division of Food Science   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Anyang University   (South Korea)

^e Research Center   (South Korea)

^f Chungbuk Technopark   (South Korea)

^g Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^h Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine esterase; Choline acetyltransferase; Morris water maze; Ovariectomy; Soy phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; SOYBEAN; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYPOCOTYL; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOYBEANS;

RATTUS;

EID: 64949185337     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2007.0633     Document Type: Article

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