Mental and Growth Retardation following Prenatal Exposure to Oral Bitter Leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) Extract in Developing Wistar Rats
Objective: The teratogenic influence of maternal exposure to bitter leaf on the morphology of foetal nervoussystem was studied. Methodology: In this study, we used twenty five pristine female Wistar rats of an average weight of 215g.The rats were distributed into 5 groups with each having 5 ra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dow University of Health Sciences
2015-09-01
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Series: | Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/282 |