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Hydroalcoholic extract of Haematoxylum brasiletto protects Caenorhabditis elegans from cadmium-induced toxicity
Summary
Researchers found that a plant extract from Haematoxylum brasiletto, a Mexican tree, protected the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans from cadmium poisoning, a toxic heavy metal found in industrial pollution. The results suggest the extract contains compounds that may counteract the damaging effects of cadmium exposure.
HAE-Hbrasiletto has remarkable properties to protect against Cd-induced toxicity.
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