Aim: The study was aimed at determining the mitigating effect of honey on oxidative stress induced by caffeine using oxidative stress markers such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, Glutathione and malondialdehyde, in male albino rats. Study Design: A completely randomized...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2018/44014
This study evaluated the ameliorating effect of honey on caffeine-induced sperm toxicity in male albino rats. Thirty healthy male albino rats of 12 weeks old were divided into five groups with six rats in each group using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The experimental ani...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2018/43249
M. E. Kooffreh, A. J. Umoyen, E. V. Ikpeme, O. U. Udensi, E. E. Ekerette, O. M. Etukudo, E. Okon, E. Eze, N. Ephraim, S. O. Abraham, N. M. Effiong, M. O. Ozoje & R. Duke·Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences·2018
Background: Primary open-angle glaucoma is one of the commonest causes of blindness due to optic nerves damage because of elevated intraocular pressure and it is the commonest form of glaucoma. We determined the frequency of CYP1B1 gene mutations spectrum among families with open...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41763
Background: Rapid population growth of human and livestock create increasing demands for food, nutrition security in developing countries and therefore alternative feed resources must be identified and evaluated. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of Moringa ol...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i130162
Background: Medicinal plants have been a good source of drugs for humans, but chronic and prolong use of medicinal plants like Phyllanthus amarus for the treatment of malaria and other disorders are issues of concerns. This study evaluated the effect of Phyllanthus amarus on repr...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v20i130076
This study was designed to evaluate the effects of pawpaw (Carica papaya) seeds, hibiscus plant (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) leaves and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves extracts on sperm quality (sperm motility, sperm density, semen volume) and weight of testes of male Clarias g...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2018/42753
Relationships among Phenotypic Traits of Giant African Land Snails in Western region of Nigeria The relatedness among three populations (A. achatina, A. fulica and A. marginata) of giant African land snails, a highly relished source of protein in West Africa was studied. Three h...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/35066
Background: Giant African land snail (Archachatina marginata) is a micro livestock with potentials as a protein source especially among impoverished individuals. As such, it requires much research attention to fully unveil it genetic nature for possible improvements. Materials an...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/33778
This study investigated the reproductive performance of pawpaw (Carica papaya) seeds, hibiscus plant (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) leaves and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves on some reproductive parameters (ovary weight, mean egg diameter and egg fecundity) in female African cat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2018/42026
V Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Giant African Land Snails Using Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR) Markers The genetic diversity and relatedness among three populations (A. achatina, A. fulica and A. marginata) of giant African land snails, a highly relished source of prot...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/41088