Background: Kerosene is a commonly available product used for cooking and lighting purposes in many parts of Asia and Africa where it is sold in beverage bottles and jerry cans in both commercial and residential places because of inadequate filling stations. Therefore excessive e...
In rural Africa, a number of alternative treatment options are explored because of poverty and unawareness. Kerosene is one such agent used for the treatment of a myriad of diseases. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of trace amounts of kerosene on lung, heart,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/2983
Aim: Many of the studies that have been carried out to investigate the toxicity of kerosene have been large-dose, acute-setting experiments. Although the hepatic and renal damage as a result of kerosene exposure has been demonstrated in an earlier study in female Wistar rats, gen...
Different agents used for treatment of diabetes mellitus are associated with serious adverse effects. This necessitates the scientific quest for substitutes that are comparatively less noxious- usually medicinal plants (e.g. Vernonia amygdalina Delile). Diabetes was induced in ra...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2020/v10i430250
Lead a free-radical generating agent is a multi-systemic toxicant which affects major body systems especially the hepatic axis. Several natural products rich in antioxidant agents have been used to ameliorate lead toxicity. Vitamin C present abundantly in palm wine has been noted...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i530169
The study is aimed at determining the atheroprotective property of ginger (Zingiber officinale) aqueous extract to rats fed with a high-fat diet. Each group consisted of 5 rats. Group 1 represent the control group and received normal rat pellets; groups 2-5 were maintained on hig...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2019/v8i430128