Long–term spatial memory and morphological changes in hippocampus of Wistar rats exposed to smoke from Carica papaya leaves

Objective: To investigate the effects of smoking of dried leaves of Carica papaya (pawpaw) based on ethnopharmacological information which indicated that smoking of papaya leaves could influence motor performance and learning. Methods: Twenty-four rats were used for the study, and were grouped into...

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Main Authors: Aboyeji Lukuman Oyewole, Bamidele Victor Owoyele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115301957