Different types of tea products attenuate inflammation induced in Trypanosoma brucei infected mice

Parasitology International

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-333

  Karori, S M ^a   Ngure, R M ^a   Wachira, F N ^a   Wanyoko, J K ^b   Mwangi, J N ^c  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b TEA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF KENYA   (Kenya)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Albumin; Inflammation; Packed cell volume (PCV); Parasitemia; Tea; Trypanosomosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALBUMIN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOCRIT; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFLAMMATION; KENYA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; INFLAMMATION; KENYA; MALE; MICE; PARASITEMIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; MUS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 44649181513     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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