Effects of ginger (Zingiber officinale) on cadmium toxicity

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2078-2082

  Egwurugwu, J N ^a   Ufearo, C S ^b   Abanobi, O C ^c   Nwokocha, C R ^d   Duruibe, J O ^e   Adeleye, G S ^f   Ebunlomo, A O ^f   Adetola, A O ^f   Onwufuji, O ^f  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^d DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e Federal Polytechnic Nekede   (Nigeria)

^f MADONNA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Cadmium; Detoxication; Ginger; GOT; GPT; Winstar rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM; GINGER EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM POISONING; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GINGER; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; TOXICOKINETICS;

RATTUS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 34848859819     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2321     Document Type: Article

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