Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 335-338 , July 2008

Assessing changes in pupillary size in Rifian smokers of kif (Cannabis sativa L.)

  • A. Merzouki

      Affiliations

    • Florae, Vegetation and Ethnobotany Group, Department of Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy Campus de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
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  • J. Molero Mesa

      Affiliations

    • Florae, Vegetation and Ethnobotany Group, Department of Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy Campus de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain
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  • A. Louktibi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, UAE Tétouan, Morocco
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  • M. Kadiri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, UAE Tétouan, Morocco
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  • G.V. Urbano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy Campus de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain

Received 5 June 2007 ,Revised 23 July 2007 ,Accepted 2 August 2007.

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☆ The project was funded by Junta de Andalucia, Spain and Sannica/Pharm Inc., Canada.

PII: S1752-928X(07)00118-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.08.001

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 335-338 , July 2008

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