Effect of Lactobacillus casei as a probiotic on modulation of giardiasis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2671-2679

  Shukla, Geeta ^a   Devi, Pushpa ^a   Sehgal, Rakesh ^b  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Giardia lamblia; Lactobacillus casei; Malabsorption; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 50949121769     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0197-3     Document Type: Article

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