Serum and hepatic lipid levels in rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-195

  Igbokwe, I O ^a   Buratai, L B ^a   Ubah, U L ^a   Aromnde, A ^a   Igbokwe, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Lipids; Liver; Rat; Serum; Triglyceride; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 65049090839     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-008-0765-8     Document Type: Article

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