Open AccessEvaluation of calabash chalk effect on femur bone morphometry and mineralization in young wistar rats: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Moses B. Ekong,
Theresa B. Ekanem,
Abraham O Sunday,
Aquaisua N. Aquaisua,
M. I. Akpanabiatu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.106352
Subject(s) - femur , mineralization (soil science) , chemistry , weanling , zoology , anatomy , medicine , biology , surgery , organic chemistry , nitrogen
Calabash chalk, a popularly consumed geophagic material in Nigeria has been reported to contain lead, arsenic, alpha lindane, endrin, and endosulfan 11 among other pollutants.