Psidium Guajava extract reduces trypanosomosis associated lipid peroxidation and raises glutathione concentrations in infected animals

EXCLI Journal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 148-154

  Akanji, M A ^a,b   Adeyemi, O S ^a,b   Oguntoye, S O ^a   Sulyman, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; GSH; Lipid peroxidation; MDA; P. guajava; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349916588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16112156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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