conclusions results from the present study elucidated that treatment with the aqueous extract of l. citriodora leaves was well tolerated via daily ip injection at doses up to 200 mg/kg for a period of 21 days and did not produce any toxicity. the safety of l. citriodora aqueous extract was also confirmed by cell viability assay. objectives the present study evaluated the acute, subacute, and ce...

the acute toxicity of a malaysian crude oil to red snapper, lutjanus argentimaculatus, blacktiger shrimp and penaeus monodon were investigated. the animals were exposed to water solublefractions (wsf) of crude oil in a flow-through bioassay system and the toxicants were analyzed by gaschromatography (gc) and gas chromatography and mass spectrometer (gc-ms). the 96 h lc50 valuesof the wsf of cru...

malathion is one of the most commonly used pesticides in agriculture. this study was aimed to investigate the acute toxicity of malathion as an aquatic pollutant on the behavior and hematological indices in indian carp ( cirrhinus mrigala ). a static experiment was conducted and 1, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hrs lc 50 values of malathion for the test fish were estimated as 14.55 mg/l, 12.48 mg/l, 11.56 ...

objective: vitex agnus-castus (vac) and its essential oil have been traditionally used to treat many conditions and symptoms such as premenstrual problems, mastalgia, inflammation, sexual dysfunction, and pain. in this study, the effects of essential oil extracted from vitex agnus-castus (eovac) leaves were investigated in three behavioral models of nociception in adult male wistar rats. materi...

toxic and direct teratogenic potential of two dominant iranian cultivars of carthamus tinctorius (safflower), floret extracts, il 111 and lrv 51 51, were investigated. the extracts are commonly used in foods and medicinal products. neither death nor alteration of stereotype activities was observed with il 111 and lrv 51 51 extracts up to 17 g/kg in 48 h in mice and rats. haemoglobin was decreas...

background: evaluation of herbicide pollution in aquatic environments needs the great concern and the most important echo-pollutant effects of herbicides are related to their effects on non target aquatic organisms. native fish can serve as a proper bio-indicator for evaluation  of pollution on aquatic ecosystems. objectives: to find environmentally friendly herbicides, in this study the acute ...

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the toxicity profile of the aqueous-fermented extract of Musa paradisiaca in rats. Materials and Methods: In acute toxicity test, the rats of different groups were orally administered with a single dose of 500, 1000, 2000 and 5000 mg/kg of fermented extract of M. paradisiaca. The rats were monitored for behavioral changes, toxicity signs and mortali...

in the present study, the toxic effects on the embryos and larvae of the turbot were used as a model to investigate the diazinon, which contaminates aquatic ecosystems. the number of dead embryos significantly increased in response to diazinon concentrations 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6, 3.2, and 7.4 mg/l. the 48h lc50 value of diazinon for turbot embryos was estimated at 1.85 mg/l. dose–response decrea...

persea americana is a plant used by traditional medicine practitioners to treat ailments including diarrhoea and diabetes mellitus in nigeria. hence, the chloroform and the methanol fractions of the chloroform-methanol extract of the leaves of p. americana were evaluated for their acute toxicity as well as anti-diarrhoeal effects in wistar rats to substantiate this claim. the chloroform and met...

in the present study, the toxic effects on the embryos and larvae of the turbot were used as a model to investigate the diazinon, which contaminates aquatic ecosystems. the number of dead embryos significantly increased in response to diazinon concentrations 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6, 3.2, and 7.4 mg/l. the 48h lc50 value of diazinon for turbot embryos was estimated at 1.85 mg/l. dose–response decreas...