Captopril and Valsartan May Improve Cogniti ve Function Through Potentiation of the Brain Antioxidant Defense System and Attenuation of Oxidative/Nitrosative Damage in STZ - Induced Dementia in Rat

• Main Authors: Yasaman Arjmand Abbassi (Author), Mohammad Taghi Mohammadi (Author), Mahsa Sar ami Foroshani (Author), Javad Raouf Sarshoori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Previous findings have shown the crucial roles of brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since RAS inhibitors may have beneficial effects on dementia and cognitive function in elderly people, the aim of present study was to examine the neuropr...