Percentage inhibition of neovascularization following treatment with Moringa oleifera silver nanoparticles at 12, 6, 3, and 1.5 μg/mL concentrations, assessed using the rat aortic ring assay
RAS: Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. VL and IAD: Supervision, Writing—review & editing. MK: Writing—review & editing. NAS: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
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The ethical approval to conduct the rat aortic ring assay for ex vivo anti-angiogenic evaluation of silver nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera was obtained from USM Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (USM IACUC), [Ref: USM/IACUC/2022/(137)(1230)]. This animal study adheres to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
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