Ascorbic acid content of blood plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes and liver in camels (Comelus dromedarius) without or with parasite infections

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 369-371

  Mohamed, H E ^a   Beynen, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Camel; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID METABOLISM; CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HELMINTHIASIS; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036973001     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.72.6.369     Document Type: Article

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