Some biochemical, haematological and histological responses to a long term consumption of Telfairia occidentalis-supplemented diet in rats

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1199-1203

  Iweala, Emeka E J ^a   Obidoa, Onyechi ^b  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Haemoglobin; Lipid peroxidation; Telfairia occidentalis; Weight

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GOBLET CELL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS;

RATTUS; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 68349141456     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.1199.1203     Document Type: Article

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