Toxicity and teratogenicity evaluation of ethanolic extract from Momordica charantia fruit using zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo model

• Main Authors: Perumal, Vikneswari, Khatib, Alfi, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Uzir, Bisha Fathamah, Murugesu, Suganya, Primaharinastiti, Riesta, El-Seedi, H. R., Selamat, Jinap
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2022
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/98885/7/98885_Toxicity%20and%20teratogenicity%20evaluation%20of%20ethanolic%20extract_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/98885/8/98885_Toxicity%20and%20teratogenicity%20evaluation%20of%20ethanolic%20extract.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/98885/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/29%20(03)%202022/06%20-%20IFRJ20315.R1.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Zebra fish (Danio rerio), a freshwater fish, has become a favoured animal model to assess the teratogenicity effects of various compounds. Momordica charantia is a fruit traditionally used as a functional food to treat various ailments. In the present work, 80% ethanolic extract of M. charantia frui...