The hematological status, plasma vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, and intestinal pathology in rats infected with Giardia lamblia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 811-816

  Cheeramakara, Cheeraratana ^a,b   Nontprasert, Apichart ^a   Siripanth, Chutatip ^b   Tanomsak, Wanyarat ^a   Chularerk, Udomporn ^b   Sucharit, Pramualmal ^b   Areekul, Suvit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; INCUBATION TIME; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RAT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 12444325012     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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