Evaluation of prenatal calabash chalk geophagy on the developing brain of Wistar rats

Calabash chalk (CaC) is an aluminium silicate hydroxide compound with heavy metal constituents, making it a potential neurotoxicant. Pregnant women often consume CaC as an antiemetic, which may interfere with the normal development of the foetal brain. Here, we evaluated the effects of CaC administr...

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Published in:	IBRO Neuroscience Reports
Main Authors:	Moses B. Ekong, Anna Andrioli, Imaobong E. Israel, Edemeka I. Ifot, Samuel E. Dickson, Ilaria Scambi, Paolo F. Fabene, Giuseppe Bertini, Marina Bentivoglio
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Calabash chalk Neurotoxicity Geophagy Rat developing brain Animal behavioural test
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667242124000319