Acute and sub-chronic toxicological assessment of Nannochloropsis oculata in rats

The aim of this study was to investigate the acute and sub-chronic toxicities of Nannochloropsis oculata biomass. In the acute toxicity study, twelve Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes were gavaged with 12 g/kg body weight (bw) of N. oculata one time, and then tested for morbidity and mortality in 14...

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Main Authors: Kafaie, Soroush, Loh, Su Peng, Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academic Journals 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24699/1/24699.pdf