Tenuigenin ameliorates learning and memory impairments induced by ovariectomy

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-117

  Cai, Zhao Lin ^a   Wang, Chun Yang ^b   Gu, Xing Yang ^a   Wang, Na Jie ^a   Wang, Jin Jing ^a   Liu, Wen Xiao ^a   Xiao, Peng ^a   Li, Chu Hua ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

NOS positive neurons; Ovariectomy; Step through passive avoidance test; Synaptic ultrastructure; Tenuigenin; Y maze test

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TENUIGENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENOPAUSE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 84878831824     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.025     Document Type: Article

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