Zagazig
Egypt
Research Article
Histological Changes of Selected Westar Rat Tissues Following the Ingestion of Tartrazine With Special Emphasis on the Protective Effect of Royal Jelly and Cod Liveroil
Author(s): Wael AM Ghonimi and Ahmad ElbazWael AM Ghonimi and Ahmad Elbaz
The present investigation was carried out on thirty six mature Westar rats from laboratory animal unit in the faculty of veterinary medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. The animals were divided into six groups of six animals for each. Group I was considered as a control group. Group II was treated with tartrazine only in a dose 500 mg/kg body weight by oral gavage for 30 day. Group III was treated with the same dose of tartrazine with 300 mg/kg body weight Royal jelly. Group IV was treated with tartrazine and Code liver oil in a dose 0.4 mg/kg body weight. While the last two groups, V and VI were treated with Code liver oil and Royal jelly separately by the above mentioned doses for 30 days. At the end of experiment, cervical dislocation of rats and for the histological studies, the liver, kidney, testis and brain tissues in addition to stomach were separated and small pieces from the.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7099.1000346
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