African Journal of
Cellular Pathology

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR CELLULAR PATHOLOGY SCIENTISTS OF NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Cell. Path
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2449-0776
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJCPath
  • Start Year: 2013
  • Published Articles: 107

EFFECT OF PRENATAL ETHANOL EXPOSURE AND EXTRACT OF TAMARINDUS INDICA PULP ON THE CEREBRAL CORTEX OF WISTAR RATS

Usman IM
  • Usman IM
  • Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Buraimoh AA
  • Buraimoh AA
  • Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria
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Ibegbu AO
  • Ibegbu AO
  • Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria
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  • Article Number - 284DB8D65704
  • Vol.7(1), pp. 1-5 , July 2016
  •  Received: 23 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 23 June 2016
  •  Published: 31 July 2016

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