Phenytoin-induced toxicity in the postnatal developing cerebellum of Wistar rats, effect of Calotropis procera on histomorphometric parameters;Toxicidad inducida por fenitoína en el desarrollo postnatal del cerebelo de ratas Wistar, efecto de Calotropis procera sobre los parámetros histomorfométricos

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-338

  Imosemi, I O ^a,b   Osinubi, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Calotropis procera; Cerebellar development; Phenytoin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960999626     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022011000200004     Document Type: Article

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