Effect of nicotine administration on weight and histology of some vital visceral organs in female albino rats

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  Iranloye, B O ^a   Bolarinwa, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Nicotine administration; Visceral organs

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HEART; HYPOPHYSIS; KIDNEY; LIVER; OVARY; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTOR; UTERUS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HEART; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS;

EID: 77953770863     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/njps.v24i1.46374     Document Type: Article

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