Changes In Parasitemia And Glucose - 6 - Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity In T. Congolense Infected Rats Following Oral Administration Of Aqueous Extracts Of Garlic, Aidon And Mango Leaf.

Authors

  • V. l. Okechi Department of Biochemistry, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, University at Lagos
  • A. A. Kazeem Department of Biochemistry, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, University at Lagos
  • I. N. Okafor Department of Biochemistry, 2Department of Clinical Pathology, University at Lagos

Keywords:

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, Allium sativum (garlic), Tetrapleura tetraptera (aidon), Mangifera indica (mango), T. congolense

Abstract

This study investigated whether water extracts oi Allium  satirum (garlic), Tetrapleura tetraptera (aidon) and Mangitera indica (mango) have trypanocidal ettects against T. Congolese. Studies also investigated their ettect on glucose - 6 - phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD). Result showed that oral administration of the three extracts signiticantly reduced the parasite load in the infected and treated ones.

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2001-04-01

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Okechi, V. l., Kazeem, A. A., & Okafor, I. N. (2001). Changes In Parasitemia And Glucose - 6 - Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity In T. Congolense Infected Rats Following Oral Administration Of Aqueous Extracts Of Garlic, Aidon And Mango Leaf. The Nigerian Journal of Pharmacy, 32(1). Retrieved from https://psnnjp.org/index.php/home/article/view/254

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2001): Nigerian Journal of Pharmacy

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