Phytoestrogen α-Zearalanol Improves Memory Impairment and Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Ovariectomized Mice

Estrogen is known to provide robust protection of memory in postmenopausal women, but the fact that estrogen may increase the incidence of uterine and breast tumors has undoubtedly limited the clinical use of estrogen. In the present study, the effect of α-zearalanol (α-ZAL), a plant-derived phytoes...

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Main Authors: Yilong Dong, Aimei Jiang, Hongju Yang, Huicheng Chen, Yanmei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/862019