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Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Improves Spatial Memory, Anxiety and Depressive-Like Behavior in the 5xFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
2024-08-19
Abstract excerpt
Withania somnifera (WS), also known as ashwagandha, is a popular botanical supplement used to treat various conditions including memory loss, anxiety and depression. Previous studies from our group showed an aqueous extract of WS root (WSAq) enhances cognition and alleviates markers for depression in Drosophila. Here, we sought to confirm these effects in the 5xFAD mouse model of β-amyloid (Aβ) accumulation. Six-...
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- Literature Corpus work
- cf44b0cf-cbe6-5fe2-b1a2-a132bf48d69b
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202408.1265.v1
