Aqueous IR Bagendit rice leaf extract decreases reticulocyte count in lead-exposed rats
BACKGROUND Lead acetate may inhibit the enzyme aminolevulinate dehydratase (ALAD) resulting in decreased heme synthesis (and consequently in anemia) but in increased number of reticulocyte cells. IR Bagendit paddy leaf water extract has a high metallothionein protein content which acts to bind to le...
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Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Universa Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://univmed.org/ejurnal/index.php/medicina/article/view/544 |