Abstract:Administration of lithium, antidepressant and psychiatric medication, is always prolonged. This study was aimed to detect the adverse effects of long term administration of lithium on cerebral and cerebellar cortices in rats in addition to assess the possible protective effect of curcumin using histological and immunohistochemical methods. Rats were divided into 3 groups (10 for each); group I (control) given distilled water and DMSO orally, group II received lithium carbonate dissolved in distilled water (150… Show more
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