Role of testosterone in memory impairment of Alzheimer disease induced by Streptozotocin in male rats

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Seyedreza, Pourrabi ^a   Alireza, Mohajjel Nayebi ^b   Seyedebrahim, Hossini ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Memory; Rat; Streptozotocin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

STREPTOZOCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84874847310     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-20-98     Document Type: Review

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