Amelioration of anaemia and organ damage by combined intraperitoneal administration of vitamins A and C to Trypanosoma brucei brucei-infected rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2083-2086

  Umar, I A ^a   Ogenyi, E ^a   Okodaso, D ^a   Kimeng, E ^a   Stancheva, G I ^a   Omage, J J ^a   Isah, S ^a   Ibrahim, M A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Free radicals; Organ pathology; T. brucei; Vitamins A and C

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; RETINOL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE INJURY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 34848850701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2322     Document Type: Article

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