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  1. Seasonality and ecological risks of heavy metals in diverse environmental matrices from Niger Delta, Nigeria
  2. Understanding Lassa fever through a one health lens: How climate, land use, and poverty shape transmission in Nigeria
  3. Environmental determinants of therapeutic drug failure: a systematic review of heavy metal-induced inefficacy
  4. Atmospheric distribution and exposure implications of heavy metals around industrial, mining, and slum areas in Liberia
  5. Zn and Se protect toxic metal mixture-mediated memory deficit by activation of Nrf2-hmox-1 signaling in the hippocampus of female rats
  6. Seasonal Variations of Physicochemical Parameters, Arsenic, Heavy Metals, and PAHs in Groundwater and Surface Water in Crude Oil Contaminated Community of Niger Delta, Nigeria: A Comparative Chemometric and Human Health Risk Assessment Analyses
  7. Probabilistic health risk assessment of heavy metals in vegetables cultivated near tin mining sites in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
  8. Functional and Evolutionary Role of Reproductive Hormonal Dysregulation Following Dietary Exposure to Singed Meat
  9. Seasonal Variability of Soil Physicochemical Properties, Potentially Toxic Elements, and PAHs in Crude Oil-Impacted Environments: Chemometric Analysis and Health Risk Assessment
  10. Ovary Metal Toxicity Remediation by Agro-Food Waste: Evidence for a Regulatory Mechanism of Oxidative Stress by Banana (Musa cavendish) Peel Extract
  11. Heavy metal mixture induced hippocampal toxicity involve biometal accumulation, increase in oxidative stress, inflammation, and caspase-3 activation in rats via Nrf-2/HO-1/BDNF pathway
  12. Aluminium, lead and manganese mixture exacerbates oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and apoptosis via downregulation of Nrf-2/HO-1/BDNF signalling pathway in rats
  13. Heavy metals and derangement in carbohydrate metabolism in eye diseases: a systematic review
  14. Rice bran extract ameliorate heavy metal mixture induced hippocampal toxicity via inhibiting oxido-inflammatory damages and modulating Hmox-1/BDNF/Occludin/Aβ40/Aβ42 in rats
  15. Hepatoprotective effect of Costus afer (Lin) on toxic metal mixture treated rats mediated by regulation of oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokines and bio-metal chelation
  16. Paternal Lead Exposure and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  17. Public Health Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Exposure Through Air, Water, Soil, and Food in Ghana: Possible Economic Burden
  18. Zn and Se supplementation abrogated metals-(metaloids) mixture mediated ocular-thymus toxicity via modulation of oxido-inflammatory and antiapoptotic mechanisms in female Sprague Dawley rats
  19. Reconsideration of the health effects of monosodium glutamate: from bench to bedside evidence
  20. Correction: Silica Nanoparticles from Melon Seed Husk Abrogated Binary Metal(loid) Mediated Cerebellar Dysfunction by Attenuation of Oxido-inflammatory Response and Upregulation of Neurotrophic Factors in Male Albino Rats
  21. Silica Nanoparticles from Melon Seed Husk Abrogated Binary Metal(loid) Mediated Cerebellar Dysfunction by Attenuation of Oxido-inflammatory Response and Upregulation of Neurotrophic Factors in Male Albino Rats
  22. Role of Anonychium africanum (Plantae, Fabaceae) in Metal Oxido-Inflammatory Response: Protection Evidence in Gonad of Male Albino Rat
  23. African mesquite elicits neuroprotective activity against quaternary metal mixture -induced olfactory bulb-hippocampal oxido-inflammatory stress via nrf2-hmox-1pathway
  24. Understanding the impact of Plant-Derived Food Grade Substances PDFGS on metal-induced neurodegeneration: A systematic review of preclinical evidence
  25. Towards a One Health Assessment of Artisanal and Informal Mining in Benue State, Nigeria
  26. Lactational exposure of human infants to metal(loid)s in Sub-Saharan Africa and Mediterranean Europe: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  27. Selenium and zinc protect against heavy metal mixture-induced, olfactory bulb and hippocampal damage by augmenting antioxidant capacity and activation of Nrf2-Hmox-1 signaling in male rats
  28. Selenium and zinc supplementation mitigates metals-(loids) mixture- mediated cardiopulmonary toxicity via attenuation of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic mechanisms in female Sprague Dawley rats
  29. Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Seafood from Orashi River in Omoku, Rivers State of Nigeria and Human Health Risk Assessment
  30. Non-Uniform Bioaccumulation of Lead and Arsenic in Two Remote Regions of the Human Heart’s Left Ventricle: A Post-Mortem Study
  31. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil and Vegetation of Niger Delta, Nigeria: Ecological Risk Assessment
  32. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish (fresh and dried) and public health in Nigeria: a systematic review
  33. Pervasiveness, bioaccumulation and subduing environmental health challenges posed by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): A systematic review to settle a one health strategy in Niger Delta, Nigeria
  34. Probabilistic non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk assessments of potential toxic metals (PTMs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in canned foods in Nigeria: understanding the size of the problem
  35. Zinc and selenium attenuate quaternary heavy metal mixture-induced testicular damage via amplification of the antioxidant system, reduction in metal accumulation, inflammatory and apoptotic biomarkers
  36. Heavy metals and inflammatory, oxidative/antioxidant and DNA damage biomarkers among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Niger Delta, Nigeria
  37. Immune System and Epidemics: The Role of African Indigenous Bioactive Substances
  38. Banana peel extract alleviate inflammation and oxidative stress via modulation of the Nrf2/Hmox-1 and NF-κB pathways in thyroid of heavy metal mixture exposed female rats
  39. Nickel and aluminium mixture elicit memory impairment by activation of oxidative stress, COX-2, and diminution of AChE, BDNF and NGF levels in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of male albino rats
  40. Banana peel ameliorated hepato-renal damage and exerted anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects in metal mixture mediated hepatic nephropathy by activation of Nrf2/ Hmox-1 and inhibition of Nfkb pathway
  41. Heavy metals and arsenic in soil and vegetation of Niger Delta, Nigeria: Ecological risk assessment
  42. Natural occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) from mining sites in Nigeria: A systematic review of geographical distribution and public health concern
  43. Human dietary exposure to metals in the Niger delta region, Nigeria: Health risk assessment
  44. Arsenic and toxic metals in meat and fish consumed in Niger delta, Nigeria: Employing the margin of exposure approach in human health risk assessment
  45. Levels of toxic and essential metals in maternal cord blood and anthropometry at birth: a pilot study
  46. Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of soil, feed and food collected in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria: A probabilistic human health risk assessment
  47. Emerging pollutants in Nigeria: A systematic review
  48. Metal pollution of soil, plants, feed and food in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: Health risk assessment through meat and fish consumption
  49. Trace elements exposure and risk in age-related eye diseases: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence
  50. Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion: Uncovering Mechanisms and Discovering Inhibitor—Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles as Promising Biocorrosion Inhibitors
  51. Hepatoprotective Effect of Costus Afer On Trace Metal Mixture Treated Rats Mediated By Regulation of Oxidative Stress Markers, Inflammatory Cytokines And Bio-Metal Chelation
  52. Toxic Metals and Non-Communicable Diseases in HIV Population: A Systematic Review
  53. Hepatoprotective Effect of Costus Afer on Trace Metal Mixture Treated Rats Mediated by Regulation of Oxidative Stress Markers, Inflammatory Cytokines and Bio-Metal Chelation
  54. Phytowaste as nutraceuticals in boosting public health
  55. Protective Effect of Costus afer Aqueous Leaf Extract (CALE) on Low-Dose Heavy Metal Mixture-Induced Alterations in Serum Lipid Profile and Hematological Parameters of Male Wistar Albino Rats
  56. In vitro antioxidants and hepatoprotective effects of Pleurotus tuber-regium on carbon tetrachloride–treated rats
  57. Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
  58. Current mechanistic perspectives on male reproductive toxicity induced by heavy metals
  59. Cadmium and lead in geophagic clay consumed in Southern Nigeria: health risk from such traditional nutraceutical
  60. Low‐dose heavy metal mixture (lead, cadmium and mercury)‐induced testicular injury and protective effect of zinc andCostus aferin wistar albino rats
  61. Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
  62. Nigerian foods of probiotics relevance and chronic metal exposure: a systematic review
  63. A pediatric health risk assessment of children's toys imported from China into Nigeria
  64. Public Health and Paediatric Risk Assessment of Aluminium, Arsenic and Mercury in Infant Formulas Marketed in Nigeria
  65. Management of Iron Overload in Resource Poor Nations: A Systematic Review of Phlebotomy and Natural Chelators
  66. Dietary supplementation of Pleurotus tuber regium in rat feed ameliorates metabolic and hematotoxicity induced by carbon tetrachloride
  67. Sentinel species for biomonitoring and biosurveillance of environmental heavy metals in Nigeria
  68. Exposure to Wood Smoke and Associated Health Effects in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
  69. Neuroprotective effect of Costus afer on low dose heavy metal mixture (lead, cadmium and mercury) induced neurotoxicity via antioxidant, anti-inflammatory activities
  70. Appropriateness of Essentials Trace Metals in Commonly Consumed Infant Formulae in Nigeria
  71. Effect of Environmental and Occupational Exposures to Heavy Metals: The Health Implications
  72. Probabilistic health risk assessment of heavy metals in honey, Manihot esculenta, and Vernonia amygdalina consumed in Enugu State, Nigeria
  73. Unsafe herbal sex enhancement supplements in Nigerian markets: a human risk assessment
  74. Public Health Burden of E-waste in Africa
  75. Natural antidotes and management of metal toxicity
  76. Nigeria: Environmental Health Concerns
  77. Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections and Immunological Status of HIV/AIDS Coinfected Individuals in Nigeria
  78. The protective effect of Costus afer Ker Gawl aqueous leaf extract on lead-induced reproductive changes in male albino Wistar rats
  79. Blood Lead Levels in Women of Child-Bearing Age in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
  80. Candy consumption may add to the body burden of lead and cadmium of children in Nigeria
  81. Heavy Metal Mixture Exposure and Effects in Developing Nations: An Update
  82. Emerging technologies for food and drug safety
  83. Edible Mushrooms from Niger Delta, Nigeria with Heavy Metal Levels of Public Health Concern: A Human Health Risk Assessment
  84. Herb-Induced Liver Injuries in Developing Nations: An Update
  85. Cellular and Molecular Effects of Prolonged Low-Level Sodium Arsenite Exposure on Human Hepatic HepaRG Cells
  86. Levels of some heavy metals in vegetables from artisanal mining sites of Dilimi River, Bukuru and Barkin Ladi North Central Nigeria: any public health concern?
  87. Nephroprotective and Antioxidant Effects of King Tuber Oyster Medicinal Mushroom, Pleurotus tuber-regium (Agaricomycetes), on Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Male Sprague Dawley Rats
  88. Street foods exacerbate effects of the environmental burden of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Nigeria
  89. Lack of beneficial effect of activated charcoal in lead induced testicular toxicity in male albino rats
  90. Inhibition of the Cell Death Pathway in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)-Related Hepatocarcinogenesis Is Associated with Histone H4 lysine 16 Deacetylation
  91. Heavy metals in miscarriages and stillbirths in developing nations
  92. Lead Induced Hepato-renal Damage in Male Albino Rats and Effects of Activated Charcoal
  93. Carbon tetrachloride induced hepatorenal toxicity in rats: possible protective effects of wild Pleurotus tuber-regium
  94. Histopathological and biochemical assessments of Costus afer stem on alloxan-induced diabetic rats
  95. Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Heavy Metals in Farm Produce and Livestock around Lead-Contaminated Goldmine in Dareta and Abare, Zamfara State, Northern Nigeria
  96. Safety Evaluation of Potential Toxic Metals Exposure from Street Foods Consumed in Mid-West Nigeria
  97. Protective Effects of Pleurotus tuber-regium on Carbon- Tetrachloride Induced Testicular Injury in Sprague Dawley Rats
  98. Health risks from lost awareness of cultural behaviours rooted in traditional medicine: An insight in geophagy and mineral intake
  99. Human health risk assessment of lead, manganese and copper from scrapped car paint dust from automobile workshops in Nigeria
  100. Nephroprotective and antioxidant effect of aqueous leaf extract of Costus Afer Ker gawl on cyclosporin-a (Csa) induced nephrotoxicity
  101. Elemental Impurities in Nigerian Pediatric Syrups
  102. Asessment of the Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effect of Aqueous Leaf Extract of <i>Costus after</i> “Ker Gawl” on Cyclosporine a Induced Hepatotoxicity
  103. Global, regional, and national age–sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
  104. Morphological changes in the pancreas and glucose reduction of the aqueous extract of Costus afer leaf on alloxan-induced diabetic rats
  105. Human health hazards of poly aromatic hydrocarbons in Nigerian smokeless tobacco
  106. Elevated prenatal methylmercury exposure in Nigeria: Evidence from maternal and cord blood
  107. Effect of Ofloxacin and Norfloxacin on Rifampicin Pharmacokinetics in Man
  108. Cytological and biochemical studies during the progression of alloxan-induced diabetes and possible protection of an aqueous leaf extract of Costus afer
  109. Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
  110. Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
  111. Use of Bisphenol A-containing baby bottles in Cameroon and Nigeria and possible risk management and mitigation measures: community as milestone for prevention
  112. Metal Pollution in Nigeria: A Biomonitoring Update
  113. The role of lead and cadmium in psychiatry
  114. Towards Prenatal Biomonitoring in Eastern Nigeria: Assessing Lead Levels and Anthropometric Parameters of Newborns
  115. Isoniazid Pharmacokinetics in the Presence of Ofloxacin and Norfloxacin Antibiotics
  116. Anicteric hepatoxicity: a potential health risk of occupational exposures in Nigerian petroleum oil refining and distribution industry
  117. Evaluation of acute and sub-chronic toxicities of Vensestin Cleansers: a polyherbal supplement in female Wistar Albino rats
  118. Lead and cadmium in public health in Nigeria: physicians neglect and pitfall in patient management
  119. Biochemical and ultra-structural studies of the effect of alprazolam as an anxiolytic drug on the cerebellum of adult male mice
  120. Heavy Metal Pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Possible Implications in Cancer Epidemiology
  121. Heavy metal hazards of Nigerian smokeless tobacco
  122. Effect of B-success herbal supplement on the accessory sex organs of male albino rats
  123. Toxicity of Chevron Escravos crude oil and chemical dispersant on guinea pig testicular function
  124. Metal Concentrations in Cosmetics Commonly Used in Nigeria
  125. Total Diet Study in Cameroon—A Sub-Saharan African Perspective
  126. Effect of aqueous leaves extract of Costus afer Ker Gawl (Zingiberaceae) on the liver and kidney of male albino Wistar rat
  127. Pharmacokinetics of isoniazid with or without ofloxacin
  128. Higher blood lead levels in rural than urban pregnant women in Eastern Nigeria: Table 1
  129. Heavy metals health risk assessment for population via consumption of food crops and fruits in Owerri, South Eastern, Nigeria
  130. Elastic moduli of advanced orthorhombic binary and ternary metal (V, Ta, Nb) nitrides with the U2 S3 structure
  131. Evaluation of Potential Dietary Toxicity of Heavy Metals of Vegetables
  132. Nigerian herbal remedies and heavy metals: violation of standard recommended guidelines
  133. Semen Abnormality And Nigerian Herbal Remedies: A Preliminary Investigation.
  134. Effects of nimesulide on testicular functions in prepubertal albino rats
  135. Nigeria: Environmental Health Concerns
  136. Diagnostic health risk assessment of electronic waste on the general population in developing countries' scenarios
  137. Water-quality issues in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: a look at heavy metal levels and some physicochemical properties
  138. Assessment of Environmental Distribution of Lead in Some Municipalities of South-Eastern Nigeria
  139. Water Quality Issues in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: Polyaromatic and Straight Chain Hydrocarbons in Some Selected Surface Waters
  140. Precipitation Chemistry and Occurrence of Acid Rain over the Oil-Producing Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
  141. Spermatoxic Effects of Operation Sweep Herbal Supplement in Male Albino Rats
  142. Lead and cadmium levels of commonly administered pediatric syrups in Nigeria: A public health concern?
  143. Heavy Metal Hazards of Pediatric Syrup Administration in Nigeria: A Look at Chromium, Nickel and Manganese
  144. Environmental Pollution and Blood Lead Levels in Nigeria: Who is Unexposed?
  145. Environmental Pollution and Blood Lead Levels in Nigeria: Who is Unexposed?
  146. Effect of Effluents From Warri Refinery Petrochemical Company WRPC on Water and Soil Qualities of “Contiguous Host” and “Impacted on Communities” of Delta State, Nigeria
  147. Erratum
  148. Lead poisoning associated with malaria in children of urban areas of Nigeria
  149. Lead levels in paint flakes from buildings in Nigeria: a preliminary study
  150. Iron, Manganese and Nickel Exposure from Beverages in Nigeria: A Public Health Concern?
  151. Nephrotoxic effects of aqueous extract U & Dee Sweet Bitter (a Nigerian herbal remedy) in male albino rats
  152. Acid Rain Phenomenon in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Economic, Biodiversity, and Public Health Concern
  153. Heavy Metal Contamination of Foods by Refuse Dump Sites in Awka, Southeastern Nigeria
  154. Effects of Chevron Escravos crude oil and Emulsol L.W. oil dispersant on the reproductive functions of male guinea pigs
  155. Heavy metals other than lead in flaked paints from buildings in Eastern Nigeria
  156. Heavy Metal Levels and Physico – Chemical Quality of Potable Water Supply in Warri, Nigeria
  157. Iodine Status and the Effect of Soil Erosion on Trace Elements in Nanka and Oba Towns of Anambra State, Nigeria
  158. Structural Development, Haematological Immunological and Pharmacological Effects of Quinolones
  159. Liver and kidney function tests amongst paint factory workers in Nkpor, Nigeria
  160. Arsenic and Chromium in Canned and Non-Canned Beverages in Nigeria: A Potential Public Health Concern
  161. Effect of chloroquine on the bioavailability of ciprofloxacin in man
  162. Heavy metal hazards of Nigerian herbal remedies
  163. Metal Contamination and Infiltration into the Soil at Refuse Dump Sites in Awka, Nigeria
  164. Heavy Metal Hazards of Sachet Water in Nigeria
  165. Toxicological Study of the Anam River in Otuocha, Anambra State, Nigeria
  166. Heavy metal hazards of sachet water in Nigeria
  167. Effect of Chloroquine on the Bioavailability of Ciprofloxacin in Humans
  168. Lead and cadmium exposures from canned and non-canned beverages in Nigeria: A public health concern
  169. Hepatotoxic and haematological effects of Nigerian Bonny light crude oil in male albino rats
  170. Biochemical assessment of lead overload and the protective effect of zinc in guinea pigs
  171. Testicular toxicity of Nigerian bonny light crude oil in male albino rats
  172. Urinary Excretion of Rifampicin in the Presence of Ciprofloxacin
  173. Bioavailability of Metronidazole in Rabbits After Administration of a Rectal Suppository
  174. Testicular effects of sub-chronic administration of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx aqueous extract in rats
  175. Impact of Effluents from a Car Battery Manufacturing Plant in Nigeria on Water, Soil, and Food Qualities
  176. Some Plasma and Saliva Pharmacokinetics Parameters of Rifampicin in the Presence of Pefloxacin
  177. Effect of Pefloxacin on the Urinary Excretion of Rifampicin
  178. Sub-chronic Toxicity Studies of the Aqueous Extract of Boerhavia diffusa Leaves
  179. Nephrotoxic Actions of Low-Dose Mercury in Mice: Protection by Zinc
  180. Testicular Toxicity of Rinbacin in Rats
  181. Effects of Rinbacin Extract on Rat Kidney
  182. Investigation into the Haematologic and Hepatotoxic Effects of Rinbacin in Rats
  183. Salivary and Urinary Excretion and Plasma???Saliva Concentration Ratios of Isoniazid in the Presence of Co-administered Ciprofloxacin
  184. Rifampicin Pharmacokinetics With and Without Ciprofloxacin
  185. Ecotoxicological Study of the Niger-Delta Area of the River Niger
  186. Low-dose mercury induces testicular damage protected by zinc in mice
  187. Adsorption Studies of Artesunate: Evaluation of Saline Cathartics as Additive in Management of Artesunate Poisoning.
  188. Adsorptive Capacity of Activated Charcoal for Rifampicin with and without Sodium Chloride and Sodium Citrate.
  189. Effect of Activated Charcoal on Diethylcarbamazine Absorption in Humans
  190. Childhood Non-Drug Poisoning in Nnewi, Nigeria
  191. Effects of Pefloxacin on Urinary and Salivary Concentrations of Isoniazid in Six Healthy Female Volunteers
  192. Acceleration of Body Clearance of DiethylCarbamazine By Oral Activated Charcoal
  193. Pharmacokinetics of Diethylcarbamazine: Prediction by Concentration in Saliva.
  194. Evaluation of the Developmental Toxicity of Amlodipine Besylate in Mice
  195. Zinc Protection of Mercury-Induced Hepatic Toxicity in Mice.
  196. In Vitro Adsorption of Ciprofloxacin on Activated Charcoal and Talc
  197. Effect of Industrial Effluents on Water and Soil Qualities in Nnewi, Nigeria
  198. Evaluation of Nigerian traditional medicines: II. effects of some Nigerian folk remedies on peptic ulcer
  199. Restoration of normal sperm characteristics in hypoprolactinemic infertile men treated with metoclopramide and exogenous human prolactin
  200. CHARCOAL AND RIFAMPICIN PHARMACOKINETICS
  201. Prevalence of Parental Medication on Children before Going to the Hospital
  202. Activated Charcoal: Is Failure to Use It Negligence or Ignorance?
  203. In Vitro and In Vivo Adsorption Stud ies of Diazinon
  204. Effect of Saline Cathartics on Gastrointestinal Transit Time of Activated Charcoal
  205. Safety Warnings and First Aid Instructions on Consumer and Pharmaceutical Products in Nigeria: are they Adequate?
  206. Use of Activated Charcoal to Treat Poisoning
  207. In-Vitro Adsorption Studies of Isoniazid