Lactobacillus casei as a probiotic in malnourished giardia lamblia-infected mice: A biochemical and histopathological study

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-135

  Shukla, Geeta ^a   Sidhu, Ramandeep Kaur ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Giardiasis; Lactobacillus casei; Malnourished; Murine model; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

GIARDIASIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALNOURISHED; MURINE MODEL; PROBIOTICS;

ALBUMIN; GLOBULIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI EXTRACT;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; COLONIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLAGELLATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTIVITY; MALNUTRITION; PROBIOTICS; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BODY MASS; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; GOBLET CELL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ILEITIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INOCULATION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LAMINA PROPRIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALNUTRITION; MICROVILLUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALNUTRITION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, NUDE; MICROVILLI; PROBIOTICS; TROPHOZOITES;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 79953119100     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-110     Document Type: Article

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