ANTITRYPANOSOMAL EFFECT OF CRUDE SCORPION VENOM EXTRACT IN TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI INFECTED SWISS ALBINO RATS
ABSTRACT Despite the control measures against trypanosomiasis over the past few decades, the disease still contributes to the current economic losses and socio-political crises in the sub-Saharan Africa. The recent interest of chemotherapists in aggressive search for novel antitrypanosomal drug agents informed this current investigation to elucidate the acute toxicity and antitrypanosomal efficacy of crude scorpion venom in Trypanosoma evansi infected rats. Eighty (80) medium sized scorpions, brownish in colour ...
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