Effect of Fasciola gigantica infection on adrenal and thyroid glands of riverine buffaloes

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-67

  Ganga, Gebeyehu ^a   Varshney, J P ^a   Sharma, R L ^a   Varshney, V P ^a   Kalicharan, ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Fasciola gigantica; Hypothyroidism; Pathology of adrenal glands; Serum cortisol

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL DISEASE; ANEMIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEMATOCRIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; RETICULOCYTE; THYROID DISEASE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA;

EID: 33845269779     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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