Vitex Agnus Castus Extract Improves Learning and Memory and Increases the Transcription of Estrogen Receptor α in Hippocampus of Ovariectomized Rats

Vitex Agnus Castus Extract Improves Learning and Memory and Increases the Transcription of Estrogen Receptor α in Hippocampus of Ovariectomized Rats

Introduction: Lower level of estrogen hormone is considered as an important factor for loss of learning and memory in postmenopausal women. Although estrogen replacement therapy is used for compensation, but long-term usage of estrogen is associated with a higher risk of hormonedependent cancers. Ph...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Allahtavakoli, Najmeh Honari, Iran Pourabolli, Mohammad Kazemi Arababadi, Hossein Ghafarian, Ali Roohbakhsh, Ali Esmaeili Nadimi, Ali Shamsizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2015-07-01
Series:Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
Subjects:
Vitex agnus-castus
Memory
Ovariectomy
Estrogen receptor alpha
Online Access:http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-147-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1

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