Effects of Vitamin C Treatment on Serum Protein, Albumin, Beta-Globulin Profiles and Body Weight of Trypanosoma Brucei-Infected Rattus Noregicus

Autor: Edoga, CO, Njoku, OO, Okeke, JJ, Ani, CE
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
Zdroj: Animal Research International; Vol 10, No 1 (2013); 1685-1688
ISSN: 1597-3115
Popis: The effect of vitamin C supplements on serum protein profile and body weight of Trypanosoma brucei-infected rats was investigated. The rats were inoculated with trypanosomes intraperitoneally and samples were collected on fourth, eight, twelfth and sixteenth days of post infection (pi). Sixty (60) parasite free-albino rats were used, which were divided into four groups. Group A (control) was left uninfected with trypanosomes, group B and C were infected with Trypanosomes and treated with 40mls and 60mls of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), respectively. Trypanosoma brucei infection caused significant (p
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