Abstract:Background: Alzheimer disease (AD) and Alzheimer type dementia (ATD) represent major health problem in aged population. AD is characterized by memory impairment, exaggerated oxidative stress and decrease antioxidant capacity. Angiotensin II and angiotensin II type 1 and type 2 receptors (ATR 1 and ATR 2 ) are incriminated in the pathogenesis of AD.Aim of the work: This study was carried out to investigate the effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade on memory function in AlCl3-induced Alzheimer in rat… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.