Effect of Citrullus vulgaris on some functional indices of selected tissues of Wistar rats
| Autor: | Johnson Oe, Oluwakemi Josephine Awakan, Awakan Va, Oloyede O, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine 030232 urology & nephrology Biology medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification Malondialdehyde Intestinal epithelium Terpenoid Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Biochemistry Alanine transaminase Phytochemical chemistry Internal medicine medicine biology.protein Pulp (tooth) Anatomy Citrullus Oxidative stress |
| Zdroj: | Comparative Clinical Pathology. 25:1127-1132 |
| ISSN: | 1618-565X 1618-5641 |
| Popis: | Citrullus vulgaris (watermelon) is a fruit with prophylactic and therapeutic potentials. In an attempt to maximize these potentials, the seed and rind are now often consumed together with the pulp. This study aimed at evaluating the implications of such consumption. Study involved the use of 35 Wistar rats grouped into seven with a control group administered distilled water, and the other groups administered varying concentrations of the pulp and whole fruit for 28 days. Alanine and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT, AST) were assayed in the serum and liver. Total protein of the serum and selected tissues was determined and malondialdehyde (MDA) level measured. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of steroids, saponin, alkaloids, flavonoids, and terpenoids in both whole fruit and pulp. Significant increases (p |
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