Therapeutic effect of onion (Allium cepa) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) oils on cryptosporidiosis in experimentally infected mice

Global Veterinaria

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-183

  Abu El Ezz, Nadia M T ^a   Khalil, Fathia A M ^a   Shaapan, Raafat M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anti protozoa; Cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum); Cryptosporidiosis; Mice; Onion (Allium cepa)

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 80053300692     PISSN: 19926197     EISSN: 19998163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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