Ameliorative effects of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius on anaemia and osmotic fragility induced by proteinenergy malnutrition

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1721-1726

  Oyagbemi, A A ^a   Odetola, A A ^a   Azeez, O I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cnidoscolus aconitifolius; Osmotic fragility; Protein energy malnutrition

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; SHRUB; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS; RATTUS;

EID: 45249089673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB08.247     Document Type: Article

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