Research in the area of toxicology reported from University of Ibadan, Department of Biochemistry

Fresh data on toxicology are presented in the report "Curcumin and kolaviron ameliorate di-n-butylphthalate-induced testicular damage in rats. The present study was carried out to evaluate the ameliorative effects of kolaviron (a biflavonoid from the seeds of Garcinia kola) and curcumin (from the rhizome, Curcuma longa L.) on the di-n-butylphthalate (DBP)-induced testicular damage in rats. Administration of DBP to rats at a dose of 2 g/kg for 9 days significantly decreased the relative testicular weights compared to the controls, while the weights of other organs remained unaffected," scientists in Ibadan, Nigeria report.

"Curcumin or kolaviron did not affect all the...

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