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Rishabh1, Manni Rohilla2, Seema Bansal1

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, M. M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Ambala, Haryana, India.

概括

绝经后雌激素缺乏会增加女性患阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 的风险. 这篇评论探讨了雌激素在阿尔茨海默病中的作用,并评估了诸如激素替代疗法等疗法,以防止认知能力下降.

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