Aqueous extract of black maca (Lepidium meyenii) on memory impairment induced by ovariectomy in mice

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Liu, Xinmin ^a   Rubio, Julio ^a,b   Qiong, Wang ^a   Jiang, Zhen ^a   Dang, Haixia ^a   Chen, Shi Lin ^a   Gonzales, Gustavo F ^b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); BRAIN ENZYME; LEPIDIUM MEYENII EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; LEARNING; LEPIDIUM; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAM PROCEDURE;

EID: 79953284168     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nen063     Document Type: Article

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