Comparative study on the efficacy of Garcinia kola in reducing some heavy metal accumulation in liver of Wistar rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 488-491

  Nwokocha, C R ^a   Owu, D U ^a   Ufearo, C S ^b   Iwuala, M O E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Cadmium; Garcinia kola; Lead; Liver; Mercury; Protection

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM POISONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; LEAD POISONING; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; GARCINIA KOLA; LIVER; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

GARCINIA KOLA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79955688981     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.03.049     Document Type: Article

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