Tahereh Haghpanah

Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences Kerman, IranReproductive Biology and Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - The effects of co-administration of opium and morphine with nicotine during pregnancy on spatial learning and memory of adult male offspring rats

Objective(s): Smoking opium/cigarette is a global health concern. The aim of this study was to examine learning and memory of rat male offsprings whose mothers had been exposed to either opium or morphine with nicotine during pregnancy. Materials and Methods: Wistar rats were used for the experiments. In the female rats, opium, morphine and nicotine dependencies were induced by daily injection...

[ 2 ] - Evaluation of Origanum Vulgare L. ssp. Viridis Leaves Extract Effect on Discrimination Learning and LTP Induction in the CA1 Region of the Rat Hippocampus

Objective(s) The objective of this study was to determine the effect of aqueous extract of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. Viridis (ORG) on discrimination learning and long term potentiation (LTP) in CA1 region of the rat hippocampus. Materials and Methods A group of adult male Wistar rats weighing 275±25 g received aqueous extract of ORG (150, 300, 450 mg/kg/day) by intraperitoneal injection for one ...