Contents of spleen trace elements copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and cobalt (Co) were investigated after mixed Cu‒Zn basic salt treatment in rats with acute fasciolosis. The application of Cu‒Zn salt on healthy rats caused increasing of spleen Zn level. Significant decreasing of spleen Fe quantity and slight decreasing of Zn and Cu levels were established in the spleens of rats with acute fasciolosis. The application of Cu‒Zn salt at the background of acute fasciolosis caused normalization of Zn and Cu quantities and slight increasing of the decreased from the parasite Fe level in the rat spleens.
Key words: spleen, trace elements, mixed basic salt, acute fasciolosis
Topic: BIOLOGY