Comparative analysis on the effect of palm oil (Elaeis guineensis) in reducing cadmium and lead accumulation in liver of Wistar rats

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 214-218

  Nwokocha, Chukwuemeka R ^a   Nwokocha, Magdalene I ^a   Owu, Daniel U ^a   Obi, Joshua ^b   Olatunde, Bukola ^b   Ebe, Chioma ^b   Nwangwu, Ozioma ^b   Iwuala, Moses O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b MADONNA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Cadmium; Heavy metals; Lead; Liver; Protection

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; PALM OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CADMIUM POISONING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; LEAD POISONING; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84870155511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.102266     Document Type: Article

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