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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019

Stingless Bee Honey Improves Spatial Memory in Mice, Probably Associated with Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Inositol 1,4,5-Triphosphate Receptor Type 1 (

Mohd Zulkifli Mustafa, Fairuz Nabila Zulkifli, Ivanna Fernandez, Abdul Razak Mariatulqabtiah, Muthuraju Sangu, Johari Nor Azfa, Mahaneem Mohamed, Nurhidayah Roslan

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohd Zulkifli MustafaDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8140-8184
Fairuz Nabila ZulkifliDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Ivanna FernandezDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Abdul Razak MariatulqabtiahDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6999-0207
Muthuraju SanguDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Johari Nor AzfaMalaysia Genome Institute (MGI), Jalan Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Mahaneem MohamedDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9333-1957
Nurhidayah RoslanDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5436-0680
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MYMalaysia Genome Institute · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of stingless bee honey (SBH) supplementation on memory and learning in mice. Despite many studies that show the benefits of honey on memory, reports on the nootropic effects of SBH are still lacking, and their underlying mechanism is still unclear. SBH is a honey produced by the bees in the tribe of Meliponini that exist in tropical countries. It features unique storage of honey collected in cerumen pots made of propolis. This SBH may offer a better prospect for therapeutic performance as the previous report identifies the presence of antioxidants that were greater than other honey produced by

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