Influence of zinc deficiency to the mice infected with Babesia microti

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-267

  Hamaguchi, Keiko ^a,b   Ike, Kazunori ^a   Yamazaki, Yuko ^b   Morita, Tatsushi ^a   Imai, Soichi ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JUMONJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia microti; Mouse; Zinc; Zinc deficient

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NOTE; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PARASITEMIA; RATS; ZINC;

BABESIA MICROTI; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 79952590275     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0005     Document Type: Note

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