Volume : 4, Issue : 10, October - 2015

Neurohistological Effects Of Gentamycin on medial geniculate body of Adult Albino Rat

S M Dawar Husain

Abstract :

<p>Getamicin, an aminoglycosidic antibiotic. It is ototoxic, nephrotoxic and it causes neuromuscular blockade as well. A total of twenty albino rats (10 males and 10 females) were used in the present study, and they were equally divided into control and experimental groups. Experimental group rats received gentamicin intramuscularly for 21 days. Control group rats received normal saline. Then rats of both the groups were anaesthetized with ether and perfused with 10% formalin. 10&micro; thick sections of Medial geniculate body were stained with Glees Silver stain. Observation under light microscope revealed degenerative changes</p>