Open AccessEfficacy study of prunus amygdalus (almond) nuts in scopolamine-induced amnesia in rats
Author(s) -
Kirti S Kulkarni,
Sanjay Kasture,
S.A. Mengi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.66841
Subject(s) - nootropic , amnesia , piracetam , tacrine , pharmacology , elevated plus maze , medicine , psychology , chemistry , acetylcholinesterase , biochemistry , psychiatry , anxiety , enzyme
Cognitive disorders such as amnesia, attention deficit and Alzheimer's disease are emerging nightmares in the field of medicine because no exact cure exists for them, as existing nootropic agents (piractam, tacrine, metrifonate) have several limitations. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of Prunus amygdalus (PA) nuts on cognitive functions, total cholesterol levels and cholinesterase (ChE) activity in scopolamine-induced amnesia in rats.