Subacute Toxicity of Wood Ash (Toka) on Behaviour, Haematological and Biochemical Parameters of Wistar rat
Leatu Nathaniel Burak,
Abubakar M. Umar,
Umar Adamu Musa
Abstract:Toka is mostly produced from maize cob by the process of leaching, diluting decanting and removal of water residue. It is a commonly used food additive in northern Nigeria. Thirty-three Wistar rats were used to determine the acute and sub-acute toxicity of toka. The median lethal dose or LD50 of toka using the up and down procedure was discovered to be above 2000 mg/kg since administering 175 mg/kg, 500 mg/kg and 1000 mg/kg did not trigger death. However, during the 28-d study for sub-chronic toxicity study of… Show more
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