Effects of honey-supplemented diet on the parasitemia and some enzymes of Trypanosoma brucei-infected rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 1557-1561

  Ekanem, J T ^a   Majolagbe, O R ^a   Sulaiman, F A ^a   Muhammad, N O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diet; Honey; Management; Sleeping sickness

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; LIVER ENZYME; PROTEIN;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEE EXTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDING; HONEY; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 33748780437     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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