Protective effects of synbiotic diets of Bacillus coagulans, Lactobacillus plantarum and inulin against acute cadmium toxicity in rats

• Main Authors: Dornoush Jafarpour (Author), Seyed Shahram Shekarforoush (Author), Hamid Reza Ghaisari (Author), Saeed Nazifi (Author), Javad Sajedianfard (Author), Mohammad Hadi Eskandari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cadmium is a heavy metal that causes oxidative stress and has toxic effects in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of two probiotics along with a prebiotic in preventing the toxic effects of cadmium in rats. Methods Twenty-four male Wistar rats were ran...