In old rats, daily epitalon from 4 months of age decreased the extent of memory disorders in the shuttle labyrinth test.
In plain wordsIn old rats, epitalon given daily from 4 months of age reduced memory problems in a maze test.
- Peptide
- Epitalon
- Outcome
- DecreaseMemory disorders in old rats (shuttle labyrinth test)
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
LIO rats aged for 2 years under 12L:12D- Outcome group
- Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 0.1 microg per animal dailyAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Epitalon administered in a daily dose of 0.1 microg per animal beginning with the age of 4 months showed mnemotropic properties (decreasing the extent of memory disorders) in old rats under conditions of the shuttle labyrinth test.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The influence of the chronic administration of melatonin (epiphyseal hormone) and epitalon (a synthetic tetrapeptide increasing melatonin production) on the learning process and the protracted memory has been studied in LIO rats in the course of aging for 2 years under standard illumination regime (12L :12D).