Effects of anthocyanins on learning and memory of ovariectomized rats

Menopause

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 345-349

  Varadinova, Miroslava G ^a   Docheva Drenska, Diana I ^a   Boyadjieva, Nadka I ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Active avoidance; Anthocyanins; Bioflavonoids; Estrogen deficit; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; RED WINE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOCYANINS; FEMALE; LEARNING; MEMORY; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 67649327474     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181847619     Document Type: Article

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