Open AccessA MARINE ALGA EXHIBITS ANTI-TOXICITY POTENTIAL ON THYROID GLAND OF ALBINO RATS
Author(s) -
Dailiah Roopha P,
Kottai Muthu Arumugam,
B. Velraj
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/6905305
Subject(s) - thyroid , toxicity , endocrine system , cadmium , algae , biology , physiology , pharmacology , pathology , medicine , endocrinology , botany , chemistry , hormone , organic chemistry
Seaweed is the familiar name for immeasurable species of marine algae that grow in the Ocean. Many types of seaweedcontain anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial agents and also possess powerful cancer fighting agents that ultimatelyprove in the treatment of malignant tumours and leukaemia in people. The purpose of the present work was to determinethe anti-toxicity response of seaweed Sargassum wightii against on thyroid gland of cadmium treated Rats. An extractprepared from S.wightii was treated orally every day at a dose level of 200mg/kg of body weight to the rats exposed to50ppm cadmium for 30 days. Histopathological analysis of thyroid gland showed that an administration of S.wightiitreatment reduced the histopathological inflictions and enhancing endocrine functioning in cadmium treated rats.