Some biochemical and haematological effects of black seed (Nigella sativa) oil on T. brucei-infected rats

African Journal Biomedical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-85

  Ekanem, Justine T ^a   Yusuf, Oluwatosin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Black seed oil; Management; Sleeping sickness; T. brucei

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; BLACK SEED OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 77950915194     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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