Therapeutic potential of Opuntia ficus indica extract against cadmium-induced osteoporosis and DNA bone damage in male rats

• Main Authors: Jihen Taleb (Author), Saida Ncibi (Author), Intidhar Bkhairia (Author), Amani Smida (Author), Lamia Mabrouki (Author), Moncef Nasri (Author), Lazhar Zourgui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mulawarman University, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of the present study was to assess the protective effects of 'Opuntia ficus indica' (family Cactaceae) against osteoporosis induced by cadmium chloride in female Wistar rats. Experiments were carried out on 36 male Wistar rats (6-8 weeks old) divided into four groups of nine ea...