A MARINE ALGA EXHIBITS ANTI-TOXICITY POTENTIAL ON THYROID GLAND OF ALBINO RATS
- 15 September 2021
- journal article
- Published by World Wide Journals
Abstract
Seaweed is the familiar name for immeasurable species of marine algae that grow in the Ocean. Many types of seaweed contain anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial agents and also possess powerful cancer fighting agents that ultimately prove in the treatment of malignant tumours and leukaemia in people. The purpose of the present work was to determine the anti-toxicity response of seaweed Sargassum wightii against on thyroid gland of cadmium treated Rats. An extract prepared from S.wightii was treated orally every day at a dose level of 200mg/kg of body weight to the rats exposed to 50ppm cadmium for 30 days. Histopathological analysis of thyroid gland showed that an administration of S.wightii treatment reduced the histopathological inflictions and enhancing endocrine functioning in cadmium treated rats.Keywords
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