Effect of Peganum harmala seeds alcoholic extract on kidney efficiency, thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroid gland hormones in local female rabbits

Autor: Shaymaa Kadhim Noor Alzamili
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 20-24 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1818-5746
2313-4429
Popis: Peganum harmala belong to the Jigo phalluses family has many compounds as alkaloids, Saponines steroids and lignin which are used as a medicinal components which serve as a regulator to endocrine activity, in this study, twenty adult female local rabbits with weighing 1500±100gms, and aged 240 ±10 days were divided into 2 groups: the control group which fed on diet and water ad libitum and the treatment group which administrated orally (by stomach tube) 10cc with 13.5% of peganum harmala alcoholic extract daily for 14 consecutive days, and at the 15th day, blood samples were collected. Serum level of Triiodothyronine (T3), Thyroxin (T4) and Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), uric acid and creatinine were measured by using radioimmunoassay method. Results were revealed that the 90mg/kg dosage of peganum harmala alcoholic extract increased significantly (p
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