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Pre-training Catechin gavage prevents memory impairment induced by intracerebroventricular streptozotocin in rats

Marzieh Zamani, Kambiz Rohampour, Maryam Zeraati, Narges Hosseinmardi and Mostafa M. Kazemian
Neurosciences Journal July 2015, 20 (3) 225-229; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2015.3.20140440
Marzieh Zamani
From the Cellular and Molecular Research Center (Zamani, Rohampour, Kazemian), Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (Zeraati), Faculty of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, and the Department of Physiology (Hosseinmardi), Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Kambiz Rohampour
From the Cellular and Molecular Research Center (Zamani, Rohampour, Kazemian), Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (Zeraati), Faculty of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, and the Department of Physiology (Hosseinmardi), Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Maryam Zeraati
From the Cellular and Molecular Research Center (Zamani, Rohampour, Kazemian), Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (Zeraati), Faculty of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, and the Department of Physiology (Hosseinmardi), Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Narges Hosseinmardi
From the Cellular and Molecular Research Center (Zamani, Rohampour, Kazemian), Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (Zeraati), Faculty of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, and the Department of Physiology (Hosseinmardi), Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mostafa M. Kazemian
From the Cellular and Molecular Research Center (Zamani, Rohampour, Kazemian), Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (Zeraati), Faculty of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, and the Department of Physiology (Hosseinmardi), Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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