The role of vitamin C administration in alleviation of organ damage in rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Umar, Ismaila A ^a   Toh, Zipporah A ^a   Igbalajobi, Funnilayo I ^a   Gidado, Abubakar ^a   Buratai, Lawan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Organ pathology; Rats; Trypanosoma brucei; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GLUTATHIONE; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASITEMIA; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0034590829     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.28.1     Document Type: Article

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