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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER

Sub-chronic oral cinnamaldehyde treatment prevents scopolamine-induced memory retrieval deficit and hippocampal Akt and MAPK dysregulation in male mice

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Pages 99-107 | Received 08 Sep 2019, Accepted 21 Dec 2019, Published online: 08 Jan 2020

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