Feeding probiotic strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus fermentum RC-14 does not significantly alter haematological parameters of Sprague-Dawley rats

HAEMA

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 497-501

  Anukam, Kingsley C ^a   Osazuwa, Emmanuel O ^a   Reid, Gregor ^b   Ozolua, Raymond I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding; Haematological parameters; Lactobacilli; Probiotics; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; VACCINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEEDING; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; INGESTION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NONHUMAN; RAT; SAFETY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 6344278600     PISSN: 11082682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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