Changes in haematological indices and protein concentrations in Trypanosoma brucei infected rats treated with homidium chloride and diminazene aceturate

EXCLI Journal

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 39-45

  Adenike, Sulaiman Faoziyat ^a   Stephen, Adeyemi Oluyomi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b REDEEMER S UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Biochemical lesions; Immunosuppression; T. brucei; Trypanocides

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950889341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16112156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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