The influence of African Herbal Formula on the haematological parameters of trypanosome infected rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 352-359

  Okochi, V I ^a   Okpuzor, J ^a   Okubena, M O ^b   Awoyemi, A K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b Bena Farms Limited   (Nigeria)

^c Samaritan Spiritual Healing Home   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African Herbal Formula; Anaemia; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN HERBAL FORMULA; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 3042590151     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2003.000-1064     Document Type: Article

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