[Combination thrapy of hydroalcoholic extract of Pistacia atlantica kurdica and fluvoxamine on spatial memory of immobilization rat]

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective: Oxidative stress causes disorder in the brain processes including memory. Pistacia atlantica kurdica [pistachio] contains antioxidant compounds, oleic and linoleic acid. Fluvoxamine is an antidepressant medicine which inhibits serotonin reuptake. This study was done to determine the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of pistachio and fluvoxamine on spatial memory of male rats under immobilization stress