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Morphometrical analysis of the effect of nicotine administration on brain's prefrontal region in male rat

Int. j. morphol; 32 (3), 2014
Nicotine is the most important alkaloid compound in tobacco. One of the major effects of nicotine is stimulation of mesocorticolimbic system. Prefrontal cortex plays a pivotal role in personality and mental state. It is considered the main cause of addiction as it is located in mesocorticolimbic dopamine...

Preliminary investigation about the effects of streptozotocin-induced chronic diabetes on the nerve cell number and size of myenteric ganglia in rat colon

Rev. chil. anat; 14 (2), 1996
Estudiamos el efecto de la diabetes mellitus crónica, inducida por estreptozotocina, en cuanto a los aspectos cuantitativos de las neuronas del plexo mientérico del colon proximal de ratas. Utilizamos cuatro grupos de animales: dos grupos de animales diabéticos (D2 y D8). En dos grupos D2 y D8, sacrif...