Comparative study on the efficacy of Allium sativum (garlic) in reducing some heavy metal accumulation in liver of wistar rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 222-226

  Nwokocha, Chukwuemeka R ^a   Owu, Daniel U ^a   Nwokocha, Magdalene I ^a   Ufearo, Chibueze S ^b   Iwuala, Moses O E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Garlic; Hepatoprotection; Lead; Mercury; Weight

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; GARLIC EXTRACT; LEAD; MERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GARLIC; LEAD; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84855222322     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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