Plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) activities in water buffaloes with experimental subclinical fasciolosis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-136

  Yang, Qian ^b   Mao, Wei Hua ^b   Ferre, I ^a   Bayon J E ^a   Mao, X Z ^b   Gonzalez Gallego J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fasciola hepatica; Liver; Water buffalo

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BUFFALOES; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE;

EID: 0032584620     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00134-4     Document Type: Article

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