The use of protein hydrolysate improves the protein intestinal absorption in undernourished mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

The use of protein hydrolysate improves the protein intestinal absorption in undernourished mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Patients residing in endemic areas for schistosomiasis in Brazil are usually undernourished and when they develop the hepatosplenic clinical form of the disease should usually receive hospital care, many of them being in need of nutritional rehabilitation before specific treatment can be undertaken....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Coutinho Eridan M., Ferreira Haroldo S., Assunção Monica L., Carvalho Sandra L., Oliveira Sheilla A., Francelino Andréa A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2002-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Undernutrition
Schistosomiasis mansoni
Casein hydrolysate
Intestinal protein absorption
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822002000600007

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822002000600007

Similar Items