TOXOLOGIC EFFECT OF SODIUM CHLORIDE

Abstract

The aim of this study is to point out the dangers of accumulative intake of excessive amount of Nacl either by drinking water or ration which can lead to many pathological tissue changes of body organs.Three groups of laboratory animals mostly male (3 mices for each group); distributed as high dose fed animals, Intermediate dose fed animals, and control group and this experiment continue for six months. Taken autopsy showed may gross changes characterized by regions of pale areas in liver with enlarged kidney, while microscopic findings appeared in several body organs; kidney, liver, heart, skeletal muscles, skin but were predominately in kidney which varied as being illustrated in figures with comments.

Keywords

Nacl, mice, kidney