Effect of diet on experimental giardiasis.
Protein and fat deficiency diet produced significant reduction of Giardia cysts in rats, while vitamin A, D and iron deficiency diet had no effect on cyst count. On the other hand pathological changes due to Giardia infection encountered in small intestine and liver were aggravated by the diet deficiency induced.
H H
HH
Hamadto
S M
SM
Rashad
A M
AM
el-Ridi
F A
FA
Amin
N A
NA
Lotfy
S A
SA
Darwish
M S
MS
Younis
D000818:Animals; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D011488:Protein Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology
D004041:Dietary Fats