Research Article

Edible Bird’s Nest Prevents Menopause-Related Memory and Cognitive Decline in Rats via Increased Hippocampal Sirtuin-1 Expression

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Effect of EBN on MWM performance in the spatial memory acquisition phase. All values are expressed as mean ± SEM for 6 animals in each group. Sham: surgically opened but not ovariectomized and fed with standard rat chow for 12 weeks. OVX: ovariectomized and fed with standard rat chow for 12 weeks; estrogen: ovariectomized and fed with standard rat chow and 0.2 mg/kg body weight of estrogen for 12 weeks; EBN high, medium, and low: ovariectomized and fed with standard rat chow and 1.2, 0.6, and 0.3 g/kg body weight of EBN/day, respectively, for 12 weeks.