Effect of chronic administration of Aloe vera extract on plasma biochemistry in rabbits

Amjad Ali Channa*; Saeed Ahmed Soomro; Roshan Ali Korejo; Band-e-Ali Khaskeli; Tofique Ahmed Qureshi; Imtiaz Ahmed Shah; Nawab Ali Kalhoro; Hinesh Kumar Maheshwari

doi:10.5897/IJMMS2014.1050

International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 2006-9723
DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 537

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Effect of chronic administration of Aloe vera extract on plasma biochemistry in rabbits

Amjad Ali Channa*

Amjad Ali Channa*
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. Pakistan.
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Saeed Ahmed Soomro

Saeed Ahmed Soomro
Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Animal Husbandry animal Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. Pakistan.
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Roshan Ali Korejo

Roshan Ali Korejo
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. Pakistan.
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Band-e-Ali Khaskeli

Band-e-Ali Khaskeli
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. Pakistan.
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Tofique Ahmed Qureshi

Tofique Ahmed Qureshi
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan.
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Imtiaz Ahmed Shah

Imtiaz Ahmed Shah
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. Pakistan.
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Nawab Ali Kalhoro

Nawab Ali Kalhoro
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. Pakistan.
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Hinesh Kumar Maheshwari

Hinesh Kumar Maheshwari
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. Pakistan.
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Article Number - 970A05545950
Vol.6(8), pp. 183-189 , August 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJMMS2014.1050

Received: 02 June 2014
Accepted: 24 June 2014
Published: 31 August 2014

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