Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker losartan attenuates locomotor, anxiety-like behavior and passive avoidance learning deficits in a sub-chronic stress model

Objective(s): Stress alters sensory and cognitive function in humans and animals. Angiotensin (AT) receptors have demonstrated well-established interactions in sets of physiological phenomena. AT1 receptors can play a part in stress-induced activation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis; be...

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Main Authors: Hoda Ranjbar, Iraj Aghaei, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Mohammad Shabani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_11076_8890aa901c79d47e7130851bcaa96ca7.pdf