Comparative biochemical studies on natural Trypanosoma evansi infection in she-camels

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1121-1124

  Megahed, Gaber A ^a   Abd Ellah, Mahmoud R ^a   Abdel Rady, Ahmed ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Camel; Cholesterol; Estrogen; Lipoproteins; Progesterone; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867049122     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-011-1243-2     Document Type: Article

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