Dietary effects of Moringa oleifera leaf powder on growth, gastrointestinal morphometry and blood and liver metabolites in Sprague Dawley rats

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-28

  Zvinorova, P I ^a   Lekhanya, L ^b   Erlwanger, K ^b   Chivandi, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Feed restriction; GIT development; Linear growth; Moringa oleifera

Indexed keywords

MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; RATTUS;

ANALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MORINGA OLEIFERA; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LIVER; MALE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84920945782     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12182     Document Type: Article

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