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This article is my translation of this Brazilian article by RICARDO ZORZETTO (with lots of help from google translate) Revising the Numbers Get to know the anatomy of the human brain, especially how researchers got to a figure of 86 billion neurons,instead of the 100 billions previously estimated. —- On Wednesday, January 11, researchers Casarsa Frederico Azevedo […]
Filed under: Cerebellum, Comparative, Cortex, FACS - Fluorescent Automated Cell Sorting, Glia, Human, Primate, Rat | Leave a Comment
MPA, the Hormone used in the Depo Provera birth control shot, causes memory problems in rats
02Nov11
A new study published in Psychopharmacology shows young rats injected with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) performed worse on behavioral memory tests. MPA’s memory impairment persisted even once it had been cleared from the blood. MPA is the active component of the Depo Provera shot but not found in other hormonal contraceptives. The finding is especially significant […]
Filed under: Behavior, Hippocampus, Hormones, Memory, Public Health, Rat | Leave a Comment
Tags: Depo Provera, GAD, MPA, Water Radial Arm Maze
Ben Kuebrich
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