Increased severity of acute Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in rats with alloxan-induced diabetes

Veterinary Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 573-578

  Igbokwe, Ikechukwu Onyebuchi ^a   Isa, Sam ^a   Aliyu, Umma Kalsum ^a   Hamza, Hajja Gana ^a   Egbe Nwiyi, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; GLUCOSE;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; RAT; SURVIVAL TIME; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 0032452036     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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