Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4371211 | Experimental Parasitology | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Gut absorption in giardiasis combined with low-protein diet was evaluated in gerbils. ⺠The glucose absorption was not significantly affected by diet or infection. ⺠Sodium and potassium uptake increased in infected group. ⺠Increased uptake suggests a compensatory mechanism to diarrhea caused by giardiasis.
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Authors
Maria Aparecida Gomes, Dirce Ribeiro de Oliveira, Sabrina Emanuele de Freitas, Marcelo de Pinho Viana, Elizabeth Lage Borges,