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Abstract
Phoenix dactylifera is a highly valuable plant, distributed in many countries mostly in North Africa and Middle East regions. It has an impressive range of medicinal uses with high nutritional value.
The present study was designed to investigate the ameliorative effect of phoenix dactylifera fruits extract against induced lead toxicity in rats.
Experimental protocol:
After two weeks of acclimatization, rats were randomly allocated into 4 equal groups each of 10 animals.
1-control group: Rats received clean tape water ad-libitum and balanced ration daily for 30 successive days.
2-phoenix group: Rats received (1000 mg/kg b.wt) of phoenix dactylifera methanolic extract orally once daily for 30 successive days.
3-Lead acetate group: Rats orally administered (300 mg/kg b.wt) of lead acetate once daily for 30 successive days.
4-phoenix + lead acetate group: Rats received phoenix methanolic extract(1000 mg/kg b.wt) and lead acetate(300 mg/kg b.wt) simultaneously once daily for 30 successive days.
At the end of experiment, all rats were sacrificed and blood, liver, kidneys and heart were taken for haematological, biochemical and histopathological examination, the results were summarized as follows.
I) Effects of phoenix dactylifera methanolic extract and lead toxicity on haematological parameters:.