Genistein improves spatial learning and memory in male rats with elevated glucose level during memory consolidation

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-22

  Kohara, Yumi ^a   Kawaguchi, Shinichiro ^a   Kuwahara, Rika ^b   Uchida, Yutaro ^a   Oku, Yushi ^a   Yamashita, Kimihiro ^b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genistein; Glucose load; Oral administration; Phytoestrogen; Rat; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

GENISTEIN; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; EMOTIONALITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HABITUATION; LATENT PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; RAT; SPATIAL LEARNING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; MAZE TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FASTING; GENISTEIN; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84916608259     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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