Protective Effect of Aqueous Crude Extract of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Leaves on Plasmodium berghei-Induced Renal Damage in Mice

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Malaria-associated renal injury induced by Plasmodium berghei infection in mice. Groups of ICR mice (5 mice of each) were infected with 1 × 10⁷ parasitized erythrocytes of PbANKA by IP injection. (a) Parasitemia, (b) BUN, and (c) creatinine levels were daily measured. (d) Cumulative survival of infected mice was also observed. Results were expressed as mean ± SEM.

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