Comparison of an African herbal formula with commercially available haematinics

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 251-258

  Okochi, V I ^a   Okpuzor, J ^a,b   Alli, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African Herbal Formula; Haematinics; Haematological changes; Trypanosome brucei brucei

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN HERBAL FORMULA; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; CHEMIRON; FAGON 9; HEMOGLOBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICA; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 3042795829     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2003.000-1048     Document Type: Article

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