Mental and Growth Retardation following Prenatal Exposure to Oral Bitter Leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) Extract in Developing Wistar Rats

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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Main Authors: Balogun Wasiu Gbolahan, Gbadeyan Temitope Ruth, Ishola Azeez Olakunle, Atoyebi Aminat Temitayo, Cobham Ansa Emmanuel, Enaibe Bernard Ufuoma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
Subjects:
cerebral cortex
brain weight
body weight
wistar rats
Online Access:http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/282

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