Effect of Faidherbia albida on some biochemical parameters of rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 026-030

  Tijani, A Y ^a   Uguru, M O ^b   Salawu, O A ^a   Abubakar, A ^c   Onyekwelu, N O ^c   Akingbasote, J A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Faidherbia albida; Free fatty acid; PCV; Trypanosome brucei brucei

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA EXTRACT; FATTY ACID; GLOBULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALBINISM; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; HEMATOCRIT; LIFESPAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 77951633839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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