Protective effects of hexane fraction of Costus afer leaves against sodium arsenite-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in male albino wistar rats
Arsenite is a toxic metallic pollutant known to cause hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic injuries. Costus afer Ker Gawl. is an indigenous medicinal plant used as therapy for numerous tissue disorders. Thus, this study investigated the protective potential of C. afer hexane leaf fraction (CALHF) on sodium a...
Main Authors: | G. N. Anyasor, O. O. Aramide, O. S. Shokunbi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
2020-12-01
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Series: | Ukrainian Biochemical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Anyasor_6_20.pdf |
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