Anxiolytic and anti-inflammatory role of thymoquinone in arsenic-induced hippocampal toxicity in Wistar rats

Arsenic (As) is a widely existing metalloid in the biosphere. Drinking water contamination by arsenic is a major route of human exposure, either by natural means or through industrial pollution. Numerous evidence form earlier reports suggest that arsenic exposure causes cerebral neurodegeneration wh...

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Main Authors: Fakiha Firdaus, Mohd Faraz Zafeer, Masood Ahmad, Mohammad Afzal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584401733164X