Effect Of Some Vegetables And Fruits To Get Rid Of Toxic Heavy Metals In Rat's

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The main target of the present investigation was to study the effect of some vegetables and fruits to get rid of toxic heavy metals (Leadand Mercury)in albino rats. Fifty four healthy adult male albino rats "Sprague Dawley strain" were used and divided into 9 equal groups, one was kept as a negative control group,while the second Group(5rats)  fed on basal diet with lead 0.2%( control positive group) and third group (5 rats )  was fed on  diet  with mercury0.02% (control positive  group) ,while   group (4)  was fed on diet with( lead+ Ficussycomorus), group (5)  was fed on diet with( MercuryFicussycomorus), group (6) was fed on diet with( lead +Malvasylvestris) , group (7) was fed on diet with( Mercury +Malvasylvestris), group (8) was fed on diet with( lead+ Coriander sativum) and group (9) was fed on diet with (Mercury+ Coriander sativum)The results indicated that rats infected lead, mercury which fed on diet with Coriander, Malvasylvestris and Ficussycomorus caused a significant increase in body weight gain feed intake and feed efficiency liver functions and  kidney functions.Treating rats which were fed on diet with Coriander, Malvasylvestris and Ficussycomorus showed an improvment in all tested parameters. The histopathological examination confirmed the improvements in biological parameters and cell structure.

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