The effect of lovastatin on cognition impairment induced by bilateral electrical lesion of nucleus basalis magnocellularis in the Alzheimer’s disease model in adult male rats

Background: Statins, inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase, are widely used as medication to lower cholesterol levels in human patients. Much evidence indicates that statins can also exert neuroprotective actions. So, this study aimed at examining the effect of lovastatin on...

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Main Authors: Azade Eskandary, Ahmad Ali Moazedi, Hossein Najaph Zade Varzi, Firoz Ghadery Pakdel, Mohammad Reza Akhond
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2017-11-01
Series:Fiyz̤
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Online Access:http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-3195-en.html