Nutrition
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 321-326 , March 2006

Effects of Salvia officinalis L. (sage) leaves on memory retention and its interaction with the cholinergic system in rats

  • Maryam Eidi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Varamin Institute, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +98-21-77702448; fax: +98-21-77294190.
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  • Akram Eidi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Science & Research Institute, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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  • Massih Bahar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Medicine School, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

Received 7 April 2005 ,Accepted 27 June 2005.

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PII: S0899-9007(05)00294-7

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2005.06.010

Nutrition
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 321-326 , March 2006

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