The leucocytic and parasitaemic profiles and immune response of rats treated with retinyl palmitate before infection with Trypanosoma brucei

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-250

  Ihedioha, J I ^a   Chineme, C N ^a   Okoye, J O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Immunostimulant; Immunosuppression; Parasitic infection; Rat; Retinyl palmitate; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosomosis

Indexed keywords

DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; PLACEBO; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; EOSINOPHIL; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; RAT; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0142151209     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9975(03)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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