The hematological status, plasma vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, and intestinal pathology in rats infected with Giardia lamblia

• Main Authors: Cheeraratana Cheeramakara, Apichart Nontprasert, Chutatip Siripanth, Wanyarat Tanomsak, Udomporn Chularerk, Pramualmal Sucharit, Suvit Areekul
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21448

The purpose of our study was to investigate the hematological status, vitamin B12 and folic acid absorption and intestinal pathology after Giardia lamblia infection in a rat model. Adult Wistar rats were assigned randomly to receive human giardia cysts orally in the amount of 5 < 10 5 or 1.0 × 10...