"50 male rats (Albino wistar) weighing (200±10 g) were obtained from Pasteur institute, Algiers (Algeria). The rats were kept under standard laboratory conditions of light/dark cycle (12 h/12 h), temperature (21±3 ◦C) and relative humidity (50±100%), with food and water ad libitum, and they received food prepared according to Upreti et al. [23] regime."

"Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) powder (Biochem Chemopharma Company, USA) is dissolved in mineral water, and induced by oral voice; the volume of each dose was adjusted to deliver 15 or 25 mg/kg of body weight."