Effects of the perinatal exposure of Gum Arabic on the development, behavior and biochemical parameters of mice offspring

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1332-1338

  Binjumah, May ^a   Ajarem, Jamaan ^a   Ahmad, Mohammad ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Development; Gum Arabic; Mice; Offspring; Perinatal exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964855241     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.04.008     Document Type: Article

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