Original Article
Aqueous Extract of Black Maca (Lepidium meyenii) on Memory Impairment Induced by Ovariectomy in Mice
Table 2
The effect of black maca on MDA, Ache and MAO levels on OVX mice brain.
| Groups | Done | MDA (nmd/mgport) | Ache activity (U/mgprot) | MAO activity (U/ h/mgprot) |
| Naive control | –— | 5.77 ± 1.80* [8] | 5.32 ± 1.94* [7] | 17.74 ± 4.71 [9] | Shan control | — | 8.53 ± 0.87* [7] | 8.37 ± 0.44* [9] | 18.74 ± 5.18 [9] | OVX control | — | 13.03 ± 1.10 [9] | 14.34 ± 1.66 [8] | 18.02 ± 4.28 [9] | OVX black maca | 0.5 g/kg | 5.64 ± 0.67* [7] | 9.89 ± 0.54 [9] | 18.97 ± 4.67 [9] | | 2.0 g/kg | 5.32 ± 0.58* [8] | 8.05 ± 0.59* [9] | 17.98 ± 4.52 [9] |
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Number of mice per group is in parenthesis.
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P < .05 and P < .05 versus OVX and naive groups, respectively.
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