Effect of garlic (Allium sativum) on Salmonella typhi infection, gastrointestinal flora and hematological parameters of albino rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 35, 2011, Pages 6804-6808

  Adebolu, T T ^a   Adeoye, O O ^a   Oyetayo, V O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Antibacterial activity; Rats; Salmonella typhi

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GARLIC EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FECES; GARLIC; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; RAT; TYPHOID FEVER;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; RATTUS; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 79960511065     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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