Morphological and neurohistological changes in adolescent rats administered with nicotine during intrauterine life

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-151

  Omotoso, G O ^a   Ibitolu, J O ^a   Femi Akinlosotu, O M ^b   Akinola, O B ^a   Enaibe, B U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescent rats; Cortex; Histology; Neurological abnormalities; Prenatal nicotine

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; AGE; ANIMAL; BRAIN CORTEX; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WISTAR RAT;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84923771231     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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