Impacts of trace metals on African common toad, Amietophrynus regularis (Reuss, 1833) and depuration effects of the toad's enteric parasite, Amplicaecum africanum (Taylor, 1924) sampled within Lagos metropolis, Nigeria
Bamidele Akinsanya, Patrick Omoregie Isibor, Benedict Abiodun Onadeko, Abe-Alimi Tinuade
Abstract
in the study was supported by the mild tissue alterations observed in the intestine of infected toads, compared to the uninfected counterparts, which exhibited severe glandular hyperplasia, increased connective tissue, and severely stunted villi. Consistently lower activities of biochemical biomarkers which characterize the uninfected toads compared to the infected, irrespective of the sex and stations, further corroborate drawn inferences.
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