Open AccessHistological changes in the liver of fetuses of pregnant rats following citalopram administration
Author(s) -
Zohreh Mohammadi,
Mahnaz Azarnia,
Ghadireh Mirabolghasemi,
Abdolhossein Shiravi,
Zohreh Mohammadi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.117726
Subject(s) - citalopram , gestation , fetus , medicine , pregnancy , histology , antidepressant , endocrinology , population , physiology , biology , genetics , environmental health , hippocampus
Depression is a dilapidating disorder, which may occur during pregnancy. Citalopram is an antidepressant drug often prescribed to pregnant women. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether maternal administration of citalopram affects fetal liver histology.