A researches in the college of Medicine at the University of Missan for histopathological changes in the liver and kidney of laboratory mice as a result of zinc poisoning.
A researcher at the College of Medicine at the University of Missan , has been able to carry out a scientific research on histological changes in the liver and kidney in laboratory mice as a result of exposure to zinc.
This study was presented by Dr. Ishraq Jassim Hassan, aims to evaluate the histopathological changes of liver and kidney of laboratory mice as a result of zinc poisoning.
The research concluded that zinc may be toxic when used in high doses, and causes many toxic changes to the liver and kidneys.
The results of this study revealed several pathological changes in the histological sections of liver and kidneys of zinc sulphate treated animals compared to control group animals such as cell necrosis, congestion, swelling and disappearance of some cellular membrane features and other pathological changes. It was also noted that the increased severity of histological changes is directly proportional to the increase in the dose given to zinc-treated animals.
The research was published in an international scientific journal, and falls within the Scopus publisher.
