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The journal Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences published a research paper for teaching Asst.Prof.Dr. Abdullah Ayed Hadi at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kufa entitled (edible bird’s Nest is an antioxidant that relieves histological changes in the cortex of the brains of mice exposed to lead poisoning)
Lead (Pb) is a heavy metal with a long Half-Life and a pronounced negative effect on the bodies of humans and animals, as lead is deposited in various body tissues, especially the central nervous system, causing histological structural changes that may persist even after its concentration in the blood decreases. The study also dealt with the Edible bird’s nest (EBN), as it is considered one of the most important items in kitchens and pharmacies in Southeast Asia and China, where it is eaten as a delicious tonic food known as bird’s nest soup, which is considered a luxury food and is one of the most expensive animal products and is secreted from saliva produced from the sublingual salivary glands of the male swiftlet bird (swiftlet). This substance has important vital properties, including antioxidant ones. The aim of this research was the role of this substance in reducing the effect of lead acetate on the cerebral cortex and cerebellum of adult female rats.
