Improvement in immediate memory after 16 weeks of tualang honey (Agro Mas) supplement in healthy postmenopausal women

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1219-1224

  Othman, Zahiruddin ^a   Shafin, Nazlahshaniza ^b   Zakaria, Rahimah ^b   Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik ^c   Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b Department of Physiology ^*  (Malaysia)

^c Women's Health Development Unit   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Delayed recall; Estrogen plus progestin therapy; Honey; Immediate memory; Postmenopausal

Indexed keywords

DYDROGESTERONE PLUS ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUALANG HONEY; VERBAL MEMORY; VERBALIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTINS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 80255137553     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31821e2044     Document Type: Article

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