Mild histological distortions in rat organs after a 14-day oral exposure to the slime extract of African giant land snails
<i>A. marginata</i> slime extracts may be grouped as low toxic substance based on the results obtained (LD<sub>50</sub> > 2000 - 5000 mg/kg). However, the histological distortions in rat organs following acute oral exposure to the snail slime extract not only warrant further, in-depth toxicological investigations but also caution in its use for traditional medicinal purposes.
Authors
- Morayo Barnabas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1591-6217)
- Oluwakemi Josephine Awakan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6255-3132)
- Musbau Adewumi Akanji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4476-454X)
- F. A. Okeniyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-2382)
- Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9342-8505)
- Amarachi Brown Iroaganachi
- Tobiloba Elebiyo
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Bowen University (NG)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Federal University Lokoja (NG)
- Landmark University (NG)
- Salem University (NG)
- Kwara State University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Toxicology Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2024.101743
- Primary Topic
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00