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SUBMITTER: Kowalczyk J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438900 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kowalczyk Joanna J Kurach Łukasz Ł Boguszewska-Czubara Anna A Skalicka-Woźniak Krystyna K Kruk-Słomka Marta M Kurzepa Jacek J Wydrzynska-Kuźma Małgorzata M Biała Grażyna G Skiba Adrianna A Budzyńska Barbara B
Frontiers in neuroscience 20200806
Bergapten is a furanocoumarin naturally occurring in the <i>Apiaceae</i> family <i>and</i> it is a well-known photosensitizing agent used in photochemotherapy. In this study, we investigated the influence of bergapten on cognitive function and mechanism underlying these effects in scopolamine-induced memory impairment in male Swiss mice. The passive avoidance test was used to evaluate the efficiency of memory acquisition and consolidation. The results demonstrated that both single and repeated a ...[more]