Efficacy of Kelamidium® in the prevention and treatment of Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in albino rats

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 219-226

  Ezeokonkwo, Romanus Chuks ^a   Ezeh, Ikenna O ^a   Iheagwam, Chijioke N ^a   Agu, Wilfred E ^a   Agbede, Rowland I S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Albino rats; Efficacy; Kelamidium ; T. brucei brucei

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874792920     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-011-1389-y     Document Type: Article

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